To Dey Reflect Deeply on God Mercy Forever

April 7, 2024

Sunday of Divine Mercy (Year B)
Di Day Wey Be Number Eight for di Octave of Easter

Saint Faustina write for her Diary:

“My mercy so great sotey no mind, whether na human own or angel own, go fit understand am finish, even throughout eternity. Everything wey dey exist come from di deepest part of My mercy wey full of tender love. Every soul, for di relationship wey e get with Me, go dey reflect deeply on My love and mercy throughout eternity. Di Feast of Mercy come from di deepest part of My tender love. Na My wish say make dem celebrate am solemnly on di First Sunday after Easter. Human beings no go get peace until dem turn to di Fountain of My Mercy” (Diary #699).

How e go be to dey reflect deeply on God love and mercy forever? For some people, this idea fit no first look like wetin go sweet dem. E no go boring if all we dey do forever na to dey reflect deeply on God mercy? If na question wey dey your own mind be that, di reason why this idea no first dey draw you na because you no fit understand how e go satisfy us reach and how glorious e go be. Jesus talk say, “My mercy so great sotey no mind, whether na human own or angel own, go fit understand am finish, even throughout eternity.”

God want make dem celebrate this Sunday, di day wey be number eight for di Octave of Easter, as di Feast of Mercy. As God put this Feast for di last day of di Octave of Easter, E dey tell us say di message of this Feast dey show di final purpose of our lives. Easter na di highest point of di perfect plan of redemption. And Sunday of Divine Mercy na di highest point of that perfect plan. So, nothing dey more important than to try understand di message wey this Feast dey give us.

To use example, if dem give you new car but you no ever drive am, di car no go get any use for you. Or if you win lottery and di money just dey your account without you using am, wetin be di benefit? Or if you dey seriously sick and dem give you medicine wey go cure di sickness but you no ever take am, you go still dey sick. Na so e still be: if we believe say Jesus die and rise again, but we no ever allow di Mercy wey we receive through wetin E do to change us, then we don miss di main purpose. Divine Mercy na di main purpose of life. Na di only thing wey worth to seek. Na di only source of satisfaction and fulfilment. Na di only cure for all di things wey dey trouble us. Na di only source of true riches. For three short words: Na Our Everything!

When Jesus talk say we go spend eternity dey reflect deeply on His Mercy, E no mean only say na something we go do after we die. Na true say we go see di full revelation of His Mercy when we enter di Beatific Vision and dey behold God forever. But “eternity” include today. E include this place and this very moment. So, to dey reflect deeply on Divine Mercy must be di one goal wey important pass every other thing for our life today. When e be so, every other thing for life go fall into place to support this goal.

To make deep reflection on Divine Mercy di goal wey important pass for your life, you must begin to understand am. Na why dem give us this special day, this most solemn Feast of Mercy. So, use this day as chance to go deeper as you dey reflect on this Gift. Start by reading about God Mercy as dem reveal am to us through Saint Faustina. Try spend time to read Jesus words, di explanations, descriptions and revelations wey E give about His Mercy. As you dey do so, if you see say you still no fit understand am finish, no worry. Nobody fit understand am finish! But since Jesus promise us say we go spend eternity dey reflect deeply on His Mercy, then we must believe say di deeper we enter this reflection now, di more glorious our lives go become. If we fit truly taste this Mercy, catch even small glimpse of how great e be, and understand even small part of wetin e mean, then we go truly find plenty satisfaction as we dey do this.

Today, reflect deeply on Divine Mercy. As you dey do so, humble yourself through prayer: admit to God and to yourself say His Mercy pass wetin you go ever fit understand. Do this for prayer. To read about God Mercy dey important, but na only through prayer we go begin to reflect deeply on am. And na only through this deep reflection we go begin to live out di main purpose of our lives.

Mercy of God wey full of glory, pour down on me; open my mind make I understand how deep and wide You be. Help me make I begin dey meditate on You in all Your fullness, so that I fit begin my life wey no get end with You now. My Savior wey love me, You don reveal plenty things about Your Mercy. Make I no only learn about this Gift, but make I also receive am into my life. Jesus, na You I trust.

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Prayer to Trust for di Divine Mercy of God

Jesus wey get mercy pass all,

I turn to You for this my time of need.

You deserve make I trust You completely.

You dey faithful for everything.

When confusion full my life, help me see clearly and give me faith.

When temptation come make I lose all hope, fill my soul with hope.

Jesus wey get mercy pass all,

I trust You for everything.

I trust Your perfect plan for my life.

I trust You when I no fit understand Your divine will.