“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. And God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.”
Excerpt, First Reading, Monday 10th February 2025 – GENESIS 1:1-19.
So, the whole world was created just by the word of the mouth. It was by mere speech that the world was created by God.
The Almighty God said, let there be light. And there was light. Let be there be this, let there be that. And it was so.
Have you ever been to a wedding? Not the wedding reception. What i mean is the Church rites itself, where the man and the woman are joined together to become one.
Very well, then. That wedding rites should give us a semblance of what happened at creation.
We will notice that, during weddings, there are no actual chains that bind the couple together or threads that sew them.
It is just the mere proclamation of the words by the parties as well as the officiating minister that creates the whole institution of marriage.
We must be aware, that both or any of the parties can opt to discontinue with the planned union at any point during the marriage ceremony.
Even when the rings have been blessed and handed over to each of them.
The officiating minister as well as the sponsors/ witnesses require only two confirmations. One from each of the couples.
The confirmation is, “With this ring, I wed you.”
Now, even if there are no rings. Of course, if the couple want rings, they can get them later and have them blessed, if they want to.
The wedding will still be valid even if there are no rings. Each of the party just have to make this confirmation, “I wed you.” That’s all.
Afterwards, the minister makes the final popular proclamation, “I now pronounce you husband and wife. What God has joined together, no man can put asunder.”
Dear friend, as we can see, they are just mere words. Nothing else.
So, it is with the words we say to ourselves and at our neighbour, which also include our children.
My dear friend, we must be careful how we use words. Words have power. Remember what the scriptures say, “We are made in the image and likeness of God.” – GENESIS 1:26-27.
The Holy Bible says, “The power of life and death is in the tongue.” – PROVERBS 18:21.
My dear friend, God spoke creation into being and saw that it was good and blessed it. We, too, should ensure that all that proceeds from our mouth is to further the cause of creation and to bless.
WE MUST CONTROL OUR EMOTIONS AND THINK FIRST BEFORE BLURTING OUT.
Have a fantastic day and a blessed and fulfilled week.
#SAINT_SCHOLATICA! #Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo
10th February 2025.