Rev.
Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia.
DO YOU KNOW WHO ARE YOU AND YOUR MISSION IN LIFE?
Oftentimes,
things happen in our lives that we can not explain how and why they happened.
This is to tell us that we are unique and special, because, in our uniqueness, we come to realize that God has a special plan for everyone. Today, in our
Gospel passage, we heard about the role and the personality of John the Baptist in the redemptive plan of God. This is obvious when John is questioned
by the Pharisees. They asked him, who are you? This is a fundamental question
we need to ask ourselves every day. John explained to them that he is just a
voice and his role and purpose is to cry in the wilderness to make a
straight way for the Lord.
This
is a fundamental question because it points out the fundamental reality of
who we are and what we have identified ourselves with. A lot of people do
not know who they are or what they have identified themselves with. A lot of
people today are suffering and struggling because they do not know who they
are and the identity they bear. Some have misplaced their identity with something else, some are putting on an identity that doesn’t belong to them.
Dear
friends, Who are you? What is your identity? What is the source of your
identity? Whose identity are you putting on now? Why are you putting on someone
else identity? Why have you misplaced your identity? John the Baptist was very
clear about his identity, he was clear that he was not the Christ. He was clear
that he was not Elijah. John was clear that he was not the prophet, he was only the voice of one crying in the wilderness, making straight the way of the Lord.
The
fact remains that every human person has a special role to play in the master plan of God. Though some seem to have a more significant role than others.
However, whether significant or not, the truth remains that we all have a
role to play. But the question is, how are we playing this role? Are we playing
according to the master plan or against it? Are we confused about who we are and
our role in this master plan of God or have deviated from it?
As the
year begins we must ask ourselves the fundamental question: who am I? What is
my mission and purpose on this earth? To discover these, we must ensure that we
cooperate with God's plan for us and to do these three things are very
essential. First, we must learn to pray the right way, secondly, we must have a
convincing plan, nurture it and not deviate from it. Thirdly, we must be
disciplined and strive to live a holy life. Remember, we are playing our role in the salvation of mankind, our existence means a lot to future generations.
LET US
PRAY: Lord God, our true identity is found only in you through Christ your son,
as we rejoice and celebrate his birthday, may we be filled with the joy of his
presence and through the intercession of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory
Nazianzen, grant us the grace to live
out our purpose and mission in this life.
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Do have a fruitful week.
.jpeg)
No comments:
Post a Comment