March 13, 2024
Wenesde for di Fourth Week of Lent
Readings for Today
“Amen, amen, I dey tell una, di Son no fit do anything by Himself, except wetin He see di Father dey do; because anything wey di Father dey do, di Son go do am too. Because di Father love di Son and dey show Am everything wey He Himself dey do, and He go show Am works wey big pass these ones, so dat e go amaze una.” John 5:19–20
Di mystery wey dey di very centre of our faith and wey get glory pass na di mystery of di Most Holy Trinity. God di Father, di Son and di Holy Spirit na one God, but dem be three distinct Persons. As divine “Persons,” each One dey distinct from di Others; but as one God, each Person dey act in perfect unity with di Others. For today Gospel, Jesus clearly identify di Father for Heaven as His Father, and He clearly talk say He and His Father na one. Na because of this some people want kill Jesus, because He “call God His own father, dey make Himself equal to God.”
Di sad truth be say di greatest and most glorious truth about God inner life, di mystery of di Most Holy Trinity, na one of di main reasons why some people choose to hate Jesus and try to kill Am. E clear say na because dem no know this glorious truth, dem come get this kind hatred.
We dey call di Holy Trinity “mystery,” no be because we no fit know Dem, but because we no fit ever fully understand Who Dem be. For all eternity, we go dey enter deeper and deeper into our knowledge of di Trinity, and di wonder wey go dey catch us go dey deepen without end.
Another part of di mystery of di Trinity be say God dey call each one of us to share for Their very life. We go forever remain distinct from God; but, as many of di early Church Fathers like to talk, we must become “divinized,” wey mean say we must share for God divine life through di union of our body and soul with Christ Jesus. Dat union dey also join us to di Father and di Spirit. This truth suppose also make wonder catch us, as we read for di passage above.
As we continue to read from di Gospel of John this week and continue to ponder Jesus deep teaching, wey full of mystery, about His relationship with di Father for Heaven, e dey important make we no just read pass di words of mystery wey Jesus use without dwelling on dem. Instead, we must enter di mystery through prayer and allow di deeper understanding wey we gain to truly fill us with wonder. Na only wonder and spiritual growth wey dey transform us be di proper response. We no go ever fully understand di Trinity, but we must allow di truth of our God, wey be three Persons in one God, to take hold of us and enrich us. At di very least, e go help us know how much we no know—and dat knowledge go fill us with holy fear.
Today, think deep about di sacred mystery of di Most Holy Trinity. Pray make God reveal Himself more fully to your mind and take over your will completely. Pray make you fit share deeply for di life of di Trinity, so that holy wonder and deep reverence go fill you.
Most holy God, wey be three Persons in one God, di love wey You share within Your very being as Father, Son and Holy Spirit pass wetin I fit understand. Di mystery of Your life as Trinity na mystery wey great pass all. Dear Lord, draw me enter di life wey You share with Your Father and di Holy Spirit. Fill me with wonder and holy fear as You dey invite me to share for Your divine life. Most Holy Trinity, na You I trust.
Day 25 Meditations:
40 Days for di Desert & 40 Days for di Cross
Novena to Saint Joseph. Dem dey pray am from March 10-18.
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Scripture Meditation Dem for Lent
Di main image above: Trinity wey Andrei Rublev paint, through Wikimedia Commons
