DIVINE WHISPER
with
Fr. PIUSRALPH EFFIONG, SMMM
WEDNESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF LENT
"If you repent of your sin, I will forgive you." (cf. Jonah 3:10)
God is merciful and loving. It is out of His love that He sent prophet Jonah to the land of Nineveh to preach for repentance. And Ninevites heard and repented. However, "When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God repented of the evil which he had said he would do to them; and he did not do it." (Jonah 3:10). This word is being addressed to us on this day as we continue our Lenten observance. We need a U-Turn in our way of life, there should be some elements of detacment. If we do this, He will not inflict the pain on us, closed doors will be opened, barren womb will conceive, desert will have water flowing out of it, our lands shall be fertile and yield in hundreds and thousands.
Dearest friends in Christ, what then are we waiting for? Let us join the psalmist today in prayer: "Create a pure heart for me, O God, renew a steadfast spirit within me" (Psalm 51:10). Peace be with you!
Fada PIUSRALPH prays for you!
Let us pray
Look kindly, Lord, we pray, on the devotion of your people, that those, who by self-denial are restrained in body, may by the fruit of good works be renewed in mind. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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