May 25, 2024
Saturday for Week Seven for Ordinary Time
Readings for Today
Saint Bede the Venerable, Fada and Doctor of di Church—Memorial wey no be compulsory
Saint Gregory VII, Pope, Memba of Religious Order—Memorial wey no be compulsory
Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin—Memorial wey no be compulsory
Listen for English
People dey bring children come meet Jesus so that E go touch dem, but di disciples scold dem. When Jesus see this, E vex and tell dem, “Allow di children make dem come meet Me; no stop dem, because na people wey be like dem di Kingdom of God belong to.” Mark 10:13–14
Simple heart, trust, clean intention, open heart, and di ability to recover after trouble na qualities wey children often get naturally. Dem never fit get evil intention. Dem dey quick forgive and settle with one another when quarrel happen. And dem get trust wey no dey shake say their parents go care for dem. These na some of di qualities wey we need to copy for our relationship with God.
E be like say as we dey grow older and our ability to reason dey develop, we fit lose some of di important qualities wey we get when we be children. But for our relationship with our loving God, we no suppose ever lose di important qualities of children wey dey help us trust God completely and depend on how E dey provide for us and care for us.
Children still dey weak because dem no fit care for themselves. Dem depend completely on other people to care for dem, especially their parents. Na why child be very good example of how we suppose approach God. We must see our weakness and how we depend on God. We must know deep for our heart, without doubt, say we no fit care for ourselves. And even though, as we dey grow older, we fit begin stand on our own for some ways and provide di material things wey we need, we no go ever fit provide wetin our spirit need inside. For wetin our spirit need, we still depend completely on di mercy of God. We no must ever forget say, deep inside, we be spiritual beings wey dey long for true spiritual satisfaction. Di satisfaction wey material things or things of di body fit give us through our own effort no go ever enough to satisfy us for di deepest part of who we be. Na God, and only God, fit give us this kind complete satisfaction.
Think about how you dey live your life. You dey try find fulfilment and satisfaction for life through only your own effort? You don try take full control of your happiness for now and for future? Even though e dey necessary make we act responsibly for life, we must understand say di most responsible thing we fit do na to willingly hand over full control of our lives to God, make E provide for us and care for us. As child dey depend on parent, na so we must depend on di grace of God.
Today, reflect on a child. Think well, especially, about how child dey depend on other people. As you dey do this, see yourself too as person wey must depend completely on God for everything wey matter for life and for everything wey go truly satisfy di whole of who you be. Trust say God go provide for you, and trust in His mercy. Allow that trust wey be like child own make you rest firmly for di arms of your Father for Heaven.
Loving Father, I turn to You with complete trust, as small child dey turn to parent wey love am. Make I no ever feel say I fit stand on my own so much that I go deceive myself to think say I fit find complete satisfaction for life by myself. Instead, make I always see You as di one and only source of true fulfilment, and make I always trust in You alone. Jesus, na You I trust.
More Reflections on the Gospel
Reflection Dem about God im Mercy
Meditations on Scripture for Ordinary Time
Saints for Today –
Saint Bede the Venerable, Fada and Doctor of di Church
Saint Gregory VII, Pope, Memba of Religious Order
Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin
