WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE: MY TESTIMONY
(Mark 5:1-20)
The miracle in today's gospel
reading is an interesting one. Jesus healed the demoniac who has been tormented
for years by Legion of unclean spirits. He had been held bound for years. He
has broken the chains and yet remained in captivity. He's as good as dead. Little wonder he lives
among the dead. Crying became his only song. Bruising himself became his daily
exercise. What a life of frustration!
Dear Child of God, what is the captivity
that has made you "O di ndu onwu ka mma" like this man who
lives night and day among the tombs? What is the unclean spirit that has
destroyed the peace of your soul? What is that situation leaving you with tears
night and day?
It has an evil agenda. It wants
to stop you from worshiping the Lord. Never you stop worshipping the Lord no
matter what you're passing through. Could you imagine that this man who was
under this situation still used his reserved energy and the opportunity that
came his way to run from afar to Jesus and worship Him?
This carries a message for you
and I. Let us carry that our problem, the evil possessions, the headaches, the
heartbreaks, the disappointments, the failures, the shame, the condemnations,
the sins and just name it, to Jesus.
Jesus comes to give you reasons
to be happy once again. Jesus comes to put new song into your mouth. Jesus
comes to turn your sorrow into joy, your tears into smiles, your mourning into
testimony.
You will be amazed when that will
happen. The demoniac became quiet and Jesus confronted his problems one on one.
Jesus showed him how much he is loved. Jesus brought an end to his traumas.
Jesus went to the extent of destroying a whole swine and indeed anything that
could stand on his way to total cleansing and liberation of this man. He was
free. Unu ahulanu ije love ya na Chi!
He decides immediately never to
leave Jesus. He sings: "Jesus You love me too much". He decides to
follow Jesus. But Jesus sent Him back on a mission, the mission of testifying
to the goodness of the Lord.
May God send you on this mission
this day, this month and this year. The mission is: "Go home to your
friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had
mercy on you". May you go home with this testimony. May your children come
home with such good news of divine goodness. May you come back home carrying
your sheaves in joy having gone out with tears. May you be blessed with reasons
to thank the Lord and may what the Lord does be permanent in your life.
LET US PRAY
I worship you Lord for the daily
miracles I receive from you even those I do not see as miracles. I bring to you
my worries, tears, torments, attacks and heartbreaks. I come with my challenges
and difficulties. Command every evil manipulation in me to give way. Give me
reasons to thank you and bear the message of your goodness to my friends and to
the world through Christ our Lord. Amen.
God bless your Monday( 4th Week,
Ordinary Time, Yr B)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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Praise God amen.
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