March 9, 2024
Saturday for di Third Week of Lent
Readings for Today
Saint Frances of Rome, Religious—Memorial Wey No Be Compulsory
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Jesus tell dis parable to people wey dey sure say dem righteous and wey dey look down on every other person. “Two people go up to di temple area to pray; one na Pharisee and di other one na tax collector.” Luke 18:9–10
This passage for Scripture introduce the Parable of the Pharisee and the Person Wey Dey Collect Tax. Both of dem go Temple to pray, but their prayers different well-well. The Pharisee no pray with honest heart at all, but the person wey dey collect tax pray with heart wey sincere and honest well-well. Jesus end am by saying say the person wey dey collect tax go home as person wey God don count as righteous, but no be so for the Pharisee. He talk say, “…because God go bring down everybody wey lift imself up, and God go lift up the person wey humble imself.”
True humility simply mean to dey honest. Plenty times for life, we no dey honest with ourselves, and because of this, we no dey honest with God. So, for our prayer to be true prayer, e must come from honest and humble heart. And the prayer of the person wey dey collect tax show this humble truth about all our lives pass any other way. E pray say, “O God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”
How easy e dey for you to admit your sin? When we understand God mercy, e go much easier to humble ourselves like this. God no be God wey dey harsh; na God wey get mercy to the fullest. When we understand say wetin God want from the depth of Im heart na to forgive us and reconcile us to Imself, then we too go really want to dey honest and humble before Am.
Lent na important time for us to examine our conscience well-well and make fresh resolutions for the future. To do this go bring new freedom and grace into our lives. So no fear to examine your conscience honestly, so that you go see your sin clearly the way God dey see am. To do this go put you for position to pray this prayer of the person wey dey collect tax: “O God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”
Today, think deeply about your sin. Wetin you dey struggle with pass now? Any sins dey for your past wey you never confess? Any sins dey wey you still dey commit, wey you dey make excuse for, ignore, and fear to face? Get courage and know say to dey honest and humble na the road to freedom, and na the only way for God to count you as righteous.
My merciful Lord, I thank You because You love me with perfect love. I thank You for Your mercy wey deep pass wetin person fit imagine. Help me to see all my sin and turn to You with honest and humble heart, so that I go dey free from these burdens and become righteous for Your eye. Jesus, na You I trust.
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Saint for Today – Saint Frances of Rome, Religious—Memorial wey no dey compulsory
