March 2, 2024
Satide for di Second Week of Lent
Readings for Today
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“See, all dis years I don serve you, and I never disobey your orders even once; still, you never give me even one small goat make I take enjoy feast with my friends. But when dis your son wey waste your property with prostitutes come back, na for am you kill di fattened calf.” Luke 15:22–24
Na so di faithful son react for di Parable of di Son Wey Waste Im Inheritance. Remember say after di son waste im inheritance, e come back home with shame and poverty, dey ask im papa whether e go accept am back and treat am like hired worker. But im papa surprise am and do big feast for am to celebrate as e come back. But di papa other son, di one wey stay with am all those years, no gree join di celebration.
E fair say di papa kill di fattened calf and do dis big feast to celebrate as im son wey go astray come back? E fair say e be like say dat same papa never even give im faithful son one small goat make e take enjoy feast with im friends? Di correct answer na say dis no be di right question to ask.
E easy for us to live in such a way wey we go always want make everything “fair.” And when we see say another person receive pass us, we fit vex and begin keep bitterness for heart. But to ask whether dis thing fair or e no fair no be di right question. When e concern God mercy, di way God dey give with open hand and di way E good pass wetin we dey see as fair by far. And if we wan share for God mercy wey plenty, we too must learn to rejoice for Im mercy wey plenty beyond measure.
For dis story, di mercy wey di papa show im son wey go astray na exactly wetin dat son need. E need to know say no matter wetin e don do before, im papa love am and dey rejoice as e come back. So, dis son need plenty mercy, partly to make am sure again say im papa love am. E need dis extra comfort so dat e go really believe say e make di right choice as e come back.
Dem no treat di other son, di one wey remain faithful all those years, in way wey no fair. Instead, e no dey satisfied because e no get di same plenty mercy wey dey im papa heart. E no love im brother reach di way im papa love am, so e no see why e need to give im brother dis comfort to help am understand say dem don forgive am and welcome am back. Mercy dey demand plenty from us, and e pass wetin we fit first see as reasonable and just by far. But if we want receive plenty mercy, we must dey ready and willing to show am to those wey need am pass.
Today, think well about how much you dey willing to show mercy and give with open hand, especially to those wey e be like say dem no deserve am. Remind yourself say life of grace no be about making everything fair; na about giving with open hand reach level wey go surprise people. Commit yourself to show dis kind deep generosity to everybody, and look for ways wey you fit use God mercy comfort another person heart. If you do so, dat love wey dey give with open hand go bless your own heart well well too.
My Lord wey dey give with open hand pass all, Your compassion pass wetin I fit understand. Your mercy and goodness pass wetin any of us deserve by far. Help me make I dey thank You forever for Your goodness, and help me show dat same deep mercy to those wey need am pass. Jesus, na You I trust.
Deep Tinking for Day Sixteen:
40 Days for Desert & 40 Days for di Cross
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Scripture Meditation Dem for Lent
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