Think about Jesus, wey dem throw down ontop the cross. E stretch out His arms and offer His life as sacrifice to His eternal Father for our salvation. Dem nail His hands and feet, then dem raise the cross and leave Am to die inside terrible pain. (Eleventh Station of the Cross, by Saint Alphonsus Liguori)
As our Blessed Mother stand before the Cross of her Son, love move am to adore the wounds for His holy hands and feet. Love draw her eyes to the nails wey pierce her Son as dem fasten His hands to the Cross. This wickedness too much. No mercy at all. The pain wey these nails cause no be small. All wey our Blessed Mother fit do na to watch with love and think deeply about the wounds wey dem give her divine Son.
Why dem nail Jesus to the Cross? Na to fulfil the Scripture dem nail Am to the Cross. Prophet Isaiah talk say, “Dem pierce Am because of our sins, dem crush Am because of our wickedness. E carry the punishment wey make us whole; na through His wounds we get healing” (Isaiah 53:5).
“Na through His wound dem we take get healing.” This talk carry deep mystery. How Jesus wound dem take bring healing come di world? As our Blessed Mama dey think deeply about this great mystery, and dey worship di wound dem for her Son hand and leg, she go don remember di rest of wetin Isaiah prophesy, “All of us don stray like sheep, each person dey follow im own way; But di LORD put di guilt of all of us on am. Even though dem treat am harshly, e submit and e no open im mouth; Like lamb wey dem dey lead go slaughter, or sheep wey keep quiet before people wey dey cut im wool, e no open im mouth” (Isaiah 53:6-7).
Jesus accept di Cross and willingly allow dem pierce Am because of our sins. E carry di consequences of our sin upon Himself and pay di price of death. As E freely give His life as di Lamb wey no get any stain or guilt, E destroy di law of death and turn sin and death into new life.
Di mystery of Jesus suffering as di Lamb wey no get guilt deep pass wetin person fit fully understand. Our Blessed Mama think deeply about this great mystery of suffering for her heart, and through faith, she know say every wound and every nail bring grace wey nobody fit measure into di world. For her Son wey dem crucify, she see wetin di sins of di world cause. But she also see say sin don lose im power because her Son, wey no get guilt, freely accept di suffering.
Many times, we no dey understand say our Lord suffering and death na mystery. We no dey understand or show gratitude for di great mystery of His suffering, even though E no get guilt, wey set us free.
Today, think deeply about di wound dem of di Lamb of God wey no get guilt. Join our Blessed Mama look His wound dem well. See His wound dem as di price for your sins. Allow deep gratitude fill your heart as you think deeply about this mystery wey nobody fit fully understand.
My dear Mama, na only your faith fit enter deep into di mystery of suffering, just as di nails enter di hand and leg of your divine Son. Na only your love fit understand di mercy and healing wey your Son wound dem offer. Draw me make I join you look Am like this, so that my mind and heart fit enter deep into wetin e mean.
My dear Mama, I also offer to you and your Son di wound dem wey I dey suffer unjustly. Make I never complain or turn away from di chance to give myself freely, and to accept suffering, so that other people fit get healing. Teach me how to imitate this great mystery of your Son for my own life.
My Jesus wey dem pierce, Your mama use love look di wound dem for Your hand and leg. She see and believe in di healing wey become possible because You freely accept this kind cruelty. Give me di grace wey I need to also look Your holy wound dem well and enter deep into di meaning of their mystery. I thank You, dear Lord, for di plenty mercy wey You don pour out from Your holy wound dem.
Mother Mary, pray for me. Jesus, na You I trust.
Day Twenty-Nine – Dem Lift Jesus Up on di Cross
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