The first and highest thing wey soul wey dey in proper order dey desire na to love, adore and worship God, because He deserve all glory, honour and praise: “Lord our God, You deserve to receive glory and honour and power, because na You create all things; na because of Your will dem come dey and You create dem” (Revelation 4:11).
This desire wey pass all others, as we don see for the chapter before this one, show perfectly for the first thing wey we ask for the Prayer wey our Lord teach us: “Make dem hold Your Name holy.” But when our love for God don pure and He don lift am higher, e dey lead us to another deep desire wey dey naturally follow from giving His Name glory: We desire to share for His glory by allowing Him to reign inside us, as deep desire to see Him reign inside every soul fill us. Na this be the main meaning of the second thing wey we ask: “Make Your Kingdom come!”
To Desire to Share for God Glory
Saint Thomas Aquinas teach say this second thing wey we ask dey express our desire to enjoy God glory and share for am, and through this, “we love ourselves inside God.” This desire no be selfish one, because God desire make we share for His glory, and na wetin dey naturally happen when we fulfil our highest desire to give Him glory. To love ourselves inside God na to love God for wetin He dey do and wetin He want make e happen inside us, as He dey give us share for His glorious Kingdom. Na this be the highest kind of love wey we fit get for ourselves, and e dey lead us to the highest love wey we fit get for others as we love dem as ourselves.
Remember say when one scribe ask Jesus which commandment pass all the others, Jesus answer,
“Na this be the first: ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God na the only Lord! Make you love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ Na this be the second: ‘Make you love your neighbour as yourself.’ No other commandment pass these ones” (Mark 12:29–31).
These two commandments sum up the Eternal Law. Dem carry the whole Gospel inside dem, and dem show clearly for the first two things wey we ask for the Prayer wey our Lord teach us.
First, we love God because of who He be, then we love ourselves and our neighbour as ourselves. When we love God first, e must draw us into the desire make we and everybody share fully for God Kingdom—now through grace, and at the end of time inside glory, where we go see God face to face.
Jesus express this one beautifully for His prayer as High Priest, where He dey plead for us, as He desire make we share for His divine glory:
“And I don give dem the glory wey You give Me, so that dem fit be one, as We be one, I inside dem and You inside Me, so that dem fit become perfectly one, and the world fit know say na You send Me, and say You love dem just as You love Me. Father, na You give dem to Me as gift. I want make dem too dey with Me for where I dey, so that dem fit see My glory wey You give Me, because You love Me before the foundation of the world” (John 17:22–24).
To understand this Eternal Truth na the perfect cure for every way wey person dey see imself as somebody wey no get value. Na we be the Father gift to the Son. Jesus no redeem us with unwilling heart. When we recognise this, we no go still dey use our weaknesses and sins, our failures or bad things wey happen to us to decide who we be. Instead, na only inside Christ we dey find who we truly be, as we accept His desire make we be one with Him as He be one with the Father, and make we share for His eternal glory.
As God take adopt us as His children, e dey reshape everything wey we understand about ourselves. The “kingdom” of the world dey offer countless ways for people to define who dem be, and these ways dey compete with one another. Dem get root for circumstances wey dey change, instead of Eternal Truth—things like success for this world, talents, wealth, position for society, or how person body look.
But our own case different well-well: as citizens of God Kingdom, who we be dey go beyond every earthly category and circumstance. As members of Christ Mystical Body, we be royal sons and daughters wey dey share for His eternal Kingship. Who we be no dey change, whether we get success or failure for this world, whether we dey healthy or sick, whether people know us or dem no know us. Nothing fit shake am, because e no stand on wetin we don merit or our own efforts, but on God love wey no dey change and Christ perfect sacrifice. Na through this sacrifice we come share for His life as His Mystical Body, the Church.
If God—the All-Powerful Creator wey dey sustain the whole Universe, the Great I AM, the Beginning and End of All Things—love us inside Christ, join Himself with us, and desire to give us share for His eternal glory, wetin else matter? Nothing! To share for God life and glory na His greatest gift to us. When we pray “Make Your Kingdom come” and submit ourselves completely to His reign for our lives, we accept that gift. As we do so, we dey love ourselves inside God, as God love us inside Christ.
The Greek phrase wey dem use for this prayer request na elthétō hē basileía sou. The noun basileía, wey dem dey often translate as “Kingdom,” mean far more than one area of land. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church explain am, “For the New Testament, dem fit translate the word basileia as ‘authority as king’ (noun for wetin person no fit touch), ‘kingdom’ (noun for wetin get actual existence), or ‘rule’ (noun for action)” (Catechism of the Catholic Church #2816). The verb elthétō mean “to come” or “to arrive.” As command for aorist form, e express strong prayer request wey get firm purpose: “Make e come!!!”—without delay, with firm purpose, and completely. Make God authority as King, His Kingdom, and His rule come! We dey pray this prayer with strong longing and desire wey ready to act, so that God rule go show fully. This phrase no be only prayer request make God rule stand more fully for earth; e still be promise to submit to His divine authority as King and His rule.
Saint Augustine warn say unless we desire God Kingdom for ourselves and for everybody, we be like people wey blind or wey close their eyes against light. To pray make God Kingdom “come” na to pray make His presence “show to people,” so that everybody fit see, believe, and share for the glory of God rule (cf. On the Sermon on the Mount II.6.20).
For this prayer, we dey make three requests:
- Make Christ rule more fully for our hearts through grace, as He dey establish His Kingdom inside us.
- Make the Church spread and grow well throughout the world.
- Make Christ final return in glory come quick.
The Kingdom “Among” Us
When God Kingdom go come? Na this question some Pharisees ask Jesus. He answer: “The coming of God kingdom no be wetin people fit observe, and nobody go announce, ‘Look, e dey here,’ or, ‘E dey there.’ Because see, God kingdom dey among una” (Luke 17:20–21). For this passage, the Greek preposition wey dem translate as “among” fit also mean “inside.” Both meanings get deep importance.
First, when Jesus talk say God Kingdom dey among dem, na Himself He dey refer to. Jesus na the Kingdom. Na inside the very Person of the Son of God the Kingdom get im foundation and life, and through Him, e reach His whole Mystical Body: the Church for earth, for Heaven, and for Purgatory.
The Kingdom “Inside” Us
When we translate Christ words as “God Kingdom dey inside una,” we remember Saint Augustine explanation say when we talk “Wey dey for the Heavens” for the Lord’s Prayer, “Heavens” mean the place wey God dey dwell inside the saints. Wherever God dey dwell, na there the Heavens dey, and where the Heavens dey, na there God Kingdom dey.
So, if we be God dwelling place, and His Kingdom dey rule inside us, then our way of life must show this truth. To pray “Make Your Kingdom come” na to ask for wetin go happen for future and to express the commitment wey we get now. This prayer dey renew the Covenant of Grace; e dey confirm again say we freely choose God as our King and Ruler. We ask make He use His authority as King for our lives, make He take greater control, give our minds light, direct our actions, and arrange our desires afresh according to His Truth.
Even though God create human beings for the original state of innocence, sin separate us from His divine presence. Through the Incarnation and His Passion, Jesus no only pay the debt of our sin—both Original Sin and our own personal sins—He also become the bridge wey join divinity and humanity together for way wey get even more glory. God no dey only call us again to live for His presence; He don now invite us to become one with Him for His Life as Trinity. Na only through Christ this dwelling inside us become possible.
Our union with Christ dey begin for Baptism, when we become part of His Mystical Body. Na only inside Him, inside His Body, we dey find the Kingdom of Grace wey we desire. The Sacraments dey nourish this presence wey dey dwell inside us, especially the Eucharist, wey dey deepen our communion with Christ and His rule inside us.
Each of us get different joys and struggles, trials and temptations, hopes and ambitions. But when we live inside Christ and shape our everyday choices to show God Kingdom, then the things wey we get in common go pass every difference between us. Together, we go become members of God one Kingdom wey dey dwell inside us, dey transform us and dey shape us to become the one Mystical Body of Christ, the Church.
The Church: The Kingdom Wey People Fit See for Earth
If we look am for wider way, the Kingdom of Grace still cover the whole Church. The Church na God Kingdom wey people fit see for earth. As Christ Bride wey no get stain, she dey holy and she get the fullness of grace and truth. Still, even though her members don become holy, dem still dey on the road to perfection.
Some parts of God Kingdom don already dey perfect, like di Sacraments. Even if dem no celebrate dem perfectly, dem still remain perfect instruments of grace because na Christ Himself dey bring about their effect. Di Deposit of Faith—Sacred Scripture and Apostolic Tradition—dey perfect too, and through di Holy Spirit, e dey preserved without error. Di promise wey Christ make to Peter and those wey succeed am make sure say di final teachings on faith and morals no fit get error. So, even though di people wey dey di Church hierarchy no dey perfect, na God dey interpret and apply di Deposit of Faith through di Church. E dey do this especially through di Magisterium: di living teaching office of di Church wey God dey help, wey dem entrust to di pope and di bishops wey dey in communion with am. Na this office get authority to interpret and protect di Deposit of Faith for matters of faith and morals.
So, when we dey talk about God Kingdom inside di Church, we dey start with how God dey perfectly show His grace through di Sacraments and His truth through di Magisterium. From there, we dey rejoice for how this fullness of divine life dey change our hearts, join us to God, and draw us into communion with one another in Christ.
To make di life of di Church part of our everyday life include to dey pray every day and take part regularly for di Sacraments, especially di Eucharist and Confession. We dey also build deep reverence for di pure and holy teachings of di Scriptures and di Catechism of di Catholic Church, wey we dey regularly learn and know better, together with di lives of di saints. When each of us make God Kingdom wey we fit see for earth—di Church—part of our everyday life, we dey receive strength, we dey united, and we dey become heirs of di King Himself, together with all our brothers and sisters.
Prayer for All God Children and Together with Dem
Just like di request before this one, when we pray “Our” Father…Make Your Kingdom come, we no dey pray only for ourselves, but for all God children. We dey pray together with di whole Church and for di whole world, as we dey express our hope say plenty more people go enter God Kingdom.
First, e dey help to pray and express this desire for all our brothers and sisters in Christ. Together, our voices dey join Christ own prayer to di Father on our behalf. Our request make God Kingdom come no be prayer wey we suppose pray as if we dey alone or na only our own good we dey find. Na prayer of love, wey we dey offer for other people just as we dey offer am for ourselves.
Na for di Liturgy, di public prayer of di Church, this prayer wey we dey pray together dey show pass. For there, we dey cry out to God as one, dey beg make everybody life resemble Christ own more fully and make di Church grow for holiness.
Evangelization: To Spread di Kingdom
Di “our” for “Our Father wey dey for Heaven…Make Your Kingdom come!” still include those wey never know Christ or wey never dey live in His grace. Di mission of di Church no be only to make her members holy, but also to carry di Gospel go di world:
“Then Jesus come near and tell dem, ‘Dem don give Me all power for heaven and for earth. So, make una go make disciples of all nations, dey baptize dem in di name of di Father, and of di Son, and of di Holy Spirit, dey teach dem to obey everything wey I don command una. And see, I dey with una always, until di end of di age’” (Matthew 28:18–20).
God Kingdom no be only for those wey grow up inside di faith, but for every soul wey God don create. Even though di world dey often oppose Christ and His Church, this no suppose stop us from our mission to carry di Gospel go all nations. God dey call us to desire this mission deeply and renew our commitment to am every time we pray di Lord’s Prayer.
Di Kingdom Wey Go Come
One thing wey people dey often do na to live as if na this life matter pass. Di life after death dey often seem like something wey we no fit touch, wey no real reach di life we dey live now. To believe that and live like that na mistake. This life be like one drop of water compared to oceans. Eternity no dey ever end; this life dey last until death, and e no be anything apart from preparation for eternity. Na our time to face test, make choices, and determine where we go spend eternity. Yet, plenty times, we dey see this life as di final goal, when na only di way to reach di goal of eternal life for Heaven, as we dey prepare for Christ Second Coming.
As di Catechism dey reflect on this request, e dey point to Christ Second Coming, when He go judge di living and di dead, and establish di New Heavens and Earth as di perfection and fulfilment of His Kingdom: “This request na ‘Maranatha,’ di cry of di Spirit and di Bride: ‘Come, Lord Jesus.’” Di passage continue by quoting Tertulian, one theologian for di early Church:
“‘O Lord wey get power over everything, You wey holy and true, how long e go take before You judge the people wey dey live for earth and punish dem for our blood wey dem shed?’ Because God don fix their punishment for the end of the world. Truly, Lord, make Your kingdom come as soon as possible!” (CCC #2817)
For this passage, we see strong hope say Christ go soon return with glory—Maranatha, Come, Lord Jesus! This kind hope and desire beautiful well well. When we see sin and confusion around the world, the hopelessness wey show for plenty people face, and the pain wey people wey sin don trap dey suffer, we dey respond with sure hope say Christ go return with glory.
When we profess for the Nicene Creed say Christ “go come again with glory to judge the living and the dead, and His kingdom no go get end,” dem dey invite us to look forward to that day with the certainty wey faith give us say e go come. When? Na only God know. But He go come again, and for that day, everything go change. God go become the Ruler wey everybody go see, and His Kingdom go stand in all its fullness.
To believe this no mean say we just dey profess one future event wey we no fit grasp and wey “fit” happen. E go happen! Na why, when we pray make God Kingdom come, na that day we dey pray for. We dey pray make we ready for that day, and no be only us, but make everybody ready.
To pray for God Kingdom to come in all its fullness na also holy commitment to live for that day, to always prepare for am, and to put our hope for am. Na this Kingdom of Glory we dey wait for. We go share for that Kingdom only if we begin share for Christ grace and glory here and now.
The Gift of the Holy Spirit: Piety
Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas connect “Make Your Kingdom Come” with the Gift of Piety, one of the seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Piety pass devotion wey only show for outside—na supernatural virtue wey dey move the soul to love, honour and submit to God as Father, the way pikin suppose do.
The Gift of Piety dey bring the virtue of justice to perfection as e dey help us to:
- Give God the worship and honour wey belong to Him—no be only because na our duty, but because we love Him.
- Honour God with the trust wey pikin get for the care of im father.
- Live with joy as we submit to God as our King.
The Gift of Piety dey move us to:
- Desire make God rule more fully for our lives and for the world.
- Build the kind confidence wey pikin get for the way God dey provide and care for us.
- Find joy for obeying and honouring God, just as devoted pikin dey find joy for pleasing im loving father.
Piety dey work against the worldly spirit wey make person feel say e no need anybody and rebel against God authority. For world wey dey praise independence and doing only wetin person want, Piety dey teach us say true freedom no dey for forcing our own rule, but for surrendering to God rule.
The Gift of Piety dey also build love among brothers and sisters:
- E dey make us understand more deeply say all of us na children of the same Father and heirs of His Kingdom.
- E dey inspire us to love, support and serve our brothers and sisters for Christ.
- E dey move us to desire make everybody come to know God, love Him and live under His rule.
Because of this, Piety get close connection with spreading the Good News and the growth of God Kingdom.
The Gift of Piety dey deepen our longing for the Kingdom in all its fullness:
- E dey turn our prayer to the cry wey dey for Revelation: “Amen! Come, Lord Jesus!” (Revelation 22:20).
- E dey stop us from feeling say we don reach for spiritual life and no need to grow again.
- E dey stir us to work for the growth of God Kingdom for our hearts and for the world.
- E dey increase our longing for Christ to return with glory and for His eternal rule to stand.
The Beatitude: “Blessed Na People Wey Get Gentle Spirit”
Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas Aquinas both connect “Make Your Kingdom come” with the second Beatitude: “Blessed na people wey get gentle spirit, because na dem go inherit the land” (Matthew 5:5).
Gentle spirit na powerful virtue, no be sign of weakness or of person wey no dey act. Na spiritual strength wey God grace dey direct, wey dey help person to submit with humility to God will and desire make He rule for every soul. People wey get gentle spirit no dey try to control other people; instead, dem dey carefully discern how dem fit help God Kingdom grow through His grace and wisdom.
Jesus life and ministry show gentle spirit perfectly. He no use force or political power take impose Himself as King; instead, He proclaim kingdom wey call people to change from inside and submit to the merciful rule of the Father. He reject the common expectation say the Messiah go be ruler wey go use military force restore Israel independence as earthly nation. Instead, He invite His followers to accept the true yoke of His kingship—the gentle spirit of being God children: “Carry My yoke upon una and learn from Me, because I get gentle spirit and humble heart; and una go find rest for unaselves. Because My yoke easy to carry, and My load no heavy” (Matthew 11:29–30).
Jesus “yoke” na to freely choose to join ourselves to Him—to His Cross and His love wey dey make sacrifice—so that we go share in His glory. People wey dey gentle and humble na those wey willingly carry this yoke, as dem surrender wetin dem want to wetin God want, wey dey perfect.
Person wey dey gentle and humble dey free from pride and from struggle wey no dey rest to get power for this world. Soul wey dey gentle and humble dey joyfully accept make God rule am, instead of following only wetin e want. This kind person dey open to wetin the Holy Spirit dey do, and e dey willingly respond to God grace with all im heart.
Jesus promise say people wey dey gentle and humble “go inherit the land.” For the way the world dey see am, to inherit the land mean say person go get control, honour and power over other people. But this inheritance no belong to this world wey dey pass away—na the promise of eternal life for the Heaven dem wey New and the Earth wey New, where God reign don fully stand and His children go inherit the riches of His divine life. This inheritance still dey begin now, as we dey live life wey grace dey put in order and wey the King dey rule.
This truth agree completely with wetin Saint Thomas Aquinas understand: to desire make God Kingdom come na the highest way to love ourselves, because the greatest good for us na to dey united with God and share in His eternal glory. People wey dey gentle and humble understand this truth. Dem no dey grab worldly power or fight to control others; instead, dem trust the Father care and provision, and dem dey wait for the inheritance wey He don prepare for dem.
Make Our Desires Agree with God’s Own
Remember the main teaching wey this book stand on, wey Saint Thomas Aquinas teach: “Prayer na how we dey express wetin we desire before God.” So, “na only wetin we suppose desire we suppose ask for.” The first and highest desire wey we suppose express for prayer na make God holiness receive glory and show clearly inside us and throughout everything wey He create. The second desire dey flow from this highest desire: make God Kingdom come, and make His reign dey grow more and more inside our hearts and for the world.
This second request no be only expression of love for God; na also the highest expression of love wey we fit get for ourselves and for everybody—that God reign go take over our lives, and that He, our King, go guide every thought, word and action wey be our own.
As God Kingdom dey present for our lives, here and now, e dey fulfil our first duty to give Him glory, as we dey cry out “Holy, Holy, Holy,” because to live under His reign must make His glory shine more through us. We come dey share in that glory—we dey show God presence for the world. This glorious sharing go reach im fulfilment for the end of time, when Jesus return in majesty and Your Kingdom come in all im fullness.
- I truly desire this?
- My mind, my will and my heart dey long for God Kingdom to come pass every other thing?
- Na for this world I dey live, or I dey see this world as preparation for the one wey dey come?
- I believe in the Heaven dem wey New and the Earth wey New wey go come, and I dey long for am with my whole being?
The Proclamation of the Kingdom
The first thing wey Christ proclaim for the Gospel of Mark na: “The time don reach, and God kingdom don near; turn away from sin and turn to God, and believe in the Gospel” (Mark 1:15). The Kingdom don already dey fully present and alive in Christ, but e never fully come to pass for earth. This request dey express one holy tension—a deep longing make God Kingdom stand more fully inside us and for the world, as we dey wait for im final fulfilment for Heaven.
The “kingdoms” of this world na ambitions wey often dey compete with God holy Kingdom. We dey long for success for this world, riches, comfort and security. Even though none of these things na sin by itself, God spiritual Kingdom of Grace and Mercy no necessarily include these worldly goals. Many times, God dey allow poverty, difficulties and discomfort as one way to help us turn to wetin truly matter: make God rule our lives.
To pray make God Kingdom come na something wey dey reach the root of our lives, because inside that prayer, we dey commit ourselves to arrange wetin we put first afresh. We dey entrust ourselves to God rule, put Him for the centre of our lives, and work to spread His Kingdom through holiness, spreading the Gospel and works of mercy. All selfishness dey fade away, and we dey learn to live without putting ourselves first, as we dey discover the value of sacrifice. Ask yourself:
- Which “kingdoms” I dey find myself struggling to get—success, security, or make people admire me?
- I ready to let God Kingdom change the order of wetin I dey put first?
- Which sacrifices God dey ask me to make so that His reign go grow for my life?
- I dey live like person wey dey actively work for the Kingdom to come?
The Kingdom Inside Us
When Jesus proclaim say, “God Kingdom dey among una,” or “God Kingdom dey inside una,” He dey reveal say na He Himself be the Kingdom. Na for Him God rule dey present among us, and He want live inside us. To understand this na to understand how His rule take dey close to us: the Kingdom no be only something wey dey outside us wey we go wait for, but na mystery inside us wey we suppose welcome and embrace.
This truth dey call us make we examine the throne for our own hearts. We dey allow Christ rule inside us? We dey allow His will direct our own will, or na desires wey no reach Him dey rule us? Attachment to things of this world, sins, distractions, and hope wey we put for wrong things dey often take root for where na only Christ suppose rule. If na He go be our King, then no other thing fit govern our lives. His Kingdom inside us na Kingdom of peace, purity, light, and order wey come from God—obedience, humility, and love na the signs.
To pray “Make Your Kingdom come” na to invite Christ make He take full possession of our souls, remove all idols from their thrones, and bring every part of our lives under His rule with joyful submission. Pause and reflect:
- Wetin dey rule my heart—Christ or another thing?
- Which sins, attachments, or desires dey block His rule inside me?
- I dey make time and give room each day to acknowledge say He dey present inside me?
- I dey actively invite Jesus make He govern my thoughts, words, and decisions?
The Kingdom for the Church
Because Christ na the Head and the Church na His Mystical Body, His Kingdom don already dey present for the world through the Church. To welcome the Kingdom na to welcome the Church—no be just as institution, but as the living vessel of grace, truth, and authority wey come from God. This one especially true for the Sacraments, and above all for the Eucharist, where Christ truly dey present—Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity. Even though He hide under the form of bread and wine, the King dey there, dey rule from the altar, dey offer Himself in love, and dey draw us into communion with His divine life.
To live under Christ rule na to live inside His Church. The keys to the Kingdom, wey Christ first entrust to Saint Peter and wey those wey succeed am now dey hold, na signs of Christ authority wey still dey continue for earth. The pope and bishops wey dey in communion with am dey faithfully preserve Christ teachings and proclaim them with authority. To listen to them with humility and faith dey open the door to deeper union with Christ, and dey assure us of the safe path to eternal life.
Missionary work also dey part of the Church nature. The Church don receive the Great Commission from Christ: “Go and make disciples of all nations.” Everybody wey don receive Baptism get share for this mission. To pray “Make Your Kingdom come” require make we ready to act—to spread the Gospel, to bear witness, to love, and to serve. If we dey plead make the Kingdom come, we must also offer ourselves as workers for the vineyard. Examine your conscience:
- I dey recognize the Church as the visible presence of God Kingdom for earth?
- I dey receive the Sacraments, especially the Eucharist, with faith and reverence?
- I dey listen well to the teaching of the pope and bishops, with trust for Christ voice wey dey speak through them?
- How I dey take part for the Church mission to proclaim the Kingdom and build am up?
- I ready make Christ send me to spread the Gospel for any way wey He want?
How We Dey Long for Heaven
E too easy make the concerns of this world entangle us—work, relationships, security, comfort, and even good responsibilities—so tey we forget say this life no be our final home. But the prayer “Make Your Kingdom come” dey direct our hearts toward Heaven, the place of perfect communion with God, where every holy desire go find fulfilment, and the final destination wey God create us for. For Heaven, Christ go rule openly and forever. All sorrow go end, God go wipe every tear, and we go see God face to face.
To long for Heaven no mean say we go run from our responsibilities for this world, but say we go fulfil them with eternity for mind. E mean say we go direct our everyday actions toward wetin go last forever, and allow our hope for the life wey dey come to shape our choices, our sacrifices, and our love. E mean say we go see the joys and sufferings of this life as part of the bigger picture of how God dey care for and direct all things.
We truly dey long for Heaven? Or we don too comfortable, too distracted, or too occupied with things wey dey fade away? The more we desire the Kingdom in all its fullness, the more we go strive for holiness here and now. Heaven no go be only our hope for the future, but e go also guide us now. Reflect on the things wey your heart dey long for:
- I dey see Heaven as my true home, or I dey live as if na only this world dey?
- Any comfort or distraction dey wey dey weaken my desire for eternal life?
- How my everyday life dey show say I dey long for the Beatific Vision?
- The way I dey live go make me ready to meet Christ if He come today?
To Arrange Our Lives Again
As long as we still dey alive for this earth, e never too late to take care arrange our lives again towards God Kingdom. Surrender all control of your life to God make He rule. Seek Him inside the Church, especially for the Sacraments and teachings. Make up your mind to imitate Christ by proclaiming say God Kingdom dey come, and live as person wey dey wait with hope for wetin still dey come.
Father of all of us, You wey dey live for Heaven, make Your Kingdom come! Come, Lord Jesus! Come!
Make we Pray:
Father, Most Holy and Eternal God, You wey dem dey hold as holy for Heaven and inside the souls of all Your saints, I join all Your children, my brothers and sisters for Christ, cry out: “Holy, Holy, Holy na the Lord God Almighty, wey don dey, wey dey now, and wey go come!”
Our Father, make dem honour, praise, love and adore Your Name, Your Nature, Your Eternal Being, now and forever inside the holiness of Your Kingdom. Make Your Kingdom—Christ Your Son, wey be Your full radiance, Most Holy Father, and the Holy Spirit, wey receive full glory inside the saints for Heaven—continue to come to earth, enter the souls of all Your children, as we dey wait for His final coming, when every knee go bow before His Kingship and the New Heavens and New Earth go reach fulfilment.
Father, give us too the precious gift of Piety, so that through this holy reverence, we fit come near You with the love and trust of children wey dey devoted to You. Put gentle humility inside our hearts, and teach us wetin meekness really mean, so that our lives go show the beatitude wey Your Son proclaim: “Blessing dey for people wey get meek heart, because dem go inherit the earth.” Make our meekness show the strength and peace of Christ, and draw other people closer to Your Kingdom through love wey get patience, understanding wey get compassion, and trust wey no dey shake for how You dey care for us and provide for us. Father, join us to Yourself more and more deeply through the gentle bonds of devotion wey children get for their Father, humility and love. Amen.
Chapter Five: “Make Wetin You Want Happen…”
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