April 20, 2024
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Because of this, many of His disciples go back to their former way of life and no follow Him again. Jesus then tell di Twelve, “Una too wan leave?” John 6:66–67
Di Gospel for today bring di beautiful sermon wey deep about di Bread of Life to an end (see John 6:22–71). When you read this sermon from beginning reach end, you go notice say Jesus start with more general things about di Bread of Life wey easy to accept, before He move to more specific things wey hard to accept. Just before di Gospel for today, He end His teaching as He talk am direct: “Anybody wey chop My flesh and drink My blood dey remain inside Me, and I dey remain inside am.” After Jesus talk this one, many people wey don dey listen to Am leave Am and no follow Am again.
Generally, na three common ways people dey take respond to di Most Holy Eucharist. One na with faith wey deep well-well. Another one na when dem no really care. Di third one na wetin we see for di Gospel for today: dem no believe. Di people wey leave Jesus for di Gospel for today do so because dem talk say, “This talk hard; who fit accept am?” This statement and question really deserve make we think deep about dem.
For one kind way, na true say wetin Jesus teach about di Most Holy Eucharist na hard talk. But “hard” no mean bad. E hard because person fit only believe in di Eucharist through faith wey come from wetin God reveal deep inside di heart. For di people wey leave Jesus, dem hear His teaching, but dem close their heart to di gift of faith. Dem no go beyond wetin their sense alone fit understand, so di idea of chopping di Flesh and Blood of di Son of God pass wetin dem fit understand. So who fit accept this kind talk? Na only people wey dey listen to our Lord as He dey speak inside their heart. Na only that strong conviction wey God put inside person fit be proof say di Holy Eucharist na true.
You believe say when you take wetin look like only “bread and wine,” na Christ Himself you really dey receive? You understand this teaching of our Lord about di Bread of Life? Na hard talk and teaching wey no easy to accept, and na why we must take am very seriously. For people wey no reject this teaching outright, temptation still dey to no really care about di teaching. Person fit easily misunderstand am as if na just symbols our Lord dey use talk. But di symbols mean much more than just symbols. Na teaching wey deep, wey dey challenge us, and wey dey change life, about how we dey share in di divine life wey no dey end, wey our Lord wan give us.
Today, think deep about how strongly you believe this hard talk of Jesus. As e be “hard” talk, e suppose make you examine your own faith well-well, or whether you even get faith at all. Wetin Jesus dey teach dey change life. E dey give life. And when you understand am clearly, e go challenge you to either believe with all your heart or turn away because you no believe. Allow yourself to believe in di Most Holy Eucharist with all your heart, and you go see say you dey believe one of di Mysteries of Faith wey deep pass.
My glorious Lord, Your teaching about di Most Holy Eucharist pass wetin human mind fit understand. Na mystery wey deep so much that we no go ever fully understand this precious gift. Open my eyes, dear Lord, and speak to my mind so that I fit listen to Your words and answer with faith wey deep pass. Jesus, na You I trust.
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