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Someone tagged me to a post someone made here on X. The quote reads: "For a young Christian seeking a close relationship with God, the Catholic Church is not for you."
In the comment section, she mentioned that her reason for saying this is because in the Catholic Church, the prayers are already written, and it feels like mere recitation. She asks: “When do you actually get to communicate with God in your own words and express how you feel?”
While I commend her openness, I find the post a bit shocking because the young lady mentioned in one of the replies under the post that she is a Catholic and even confirmed. The sacrament of confirmation is the sacrament of Christian maturity. A confirmed Catholic is considered mature in the faith. But the post shows a misunderstanding of what prayer truly is in the Catholic tradition.
This response is for every other person who may feel the same way about prayers in the Catholic Church.
First, the Catholic Church does not restrict anyone to written prayers. In fact, the Church encourages spontaneous, personal, heartfelt prayer. We have countless devotions that require personal communication with God:
1. Visitation to the Blessed Sacrament/Adoration, where you sit alone with Jesus and speak to Him freely from your heart.
2. Meditation on Scripture (Lectio Divina), where you reflect and talk to God personally.
3. Private prayer at home, morning and night, where you use your own words.
4. The Rosary, which includes deep personal meditation on the mysteries of Christ’s life.
5. Silent contemplation, where no written word is needed - only your heart before God.
Written prayers are not barriers - they are guides, just as Jesus Himself taught a written prayer: “Our Father…”(Mt 6:9).
So the issue is not that the Catholic Church prevents anyone from speaking to God. It is that many have not yet discovered the depth and freedom of Catholic prayer. The Church gives you both: ancient prayers that form the soul and the freedom to speak to God in your own words.
PUBLIC STATEMENT❗️❗️❗️
In the early hours of the morning, around 1AM, I was physically attacked at a location I was. A group of four unidentified individuals, showed up, they said nothing, offered no explanation, no thre@ts, they simply came to fight. And yes, they succeeded in getting physical. But thankfully, I was able to outmaneuver the situation and remove myself safely.
For specific security reasons, I will not be disclosing further details at this time. But let it be known, I am fully aware of what’s at stake.
Now to be clear, I am not accusing any individual or office without evidence. But in light of the ongoing and consistent advocacy I’ve been pressing around the deplorable state of roads in Ogun State, and the pressure it has put on government officials and their PR machinery, I cannot ignore the possibility that this attack may be politically motivated.
If that was the intent, let me be absolutely clear, I WILL NOT BE SILENCED🤌🏽.
This fight is bigger than me. It is about millions of people in Ogun State who have been abandoned by those elected to serve them. It is about roads that have taken lives, ruined businesses, and stolen time and dignity from hard working citizens. And if this advocacy is making some people uncomfortable, good. That’s what truth does.
To the Governor of Ogun State @DapoAbiodunCON , to his deputy @NoimotOyedele , to the federal and state representatives, and to every figurehead LGA chairman whose only form of “governance” is sharing notebooks, we see you.
And no, we will not stop.
We will keep asking the hard questions.
We will keep demanding accountability.
We will keep standing on the side of the people, until there is real progress, not paperwork, not noise, not PR.
To everyone who reached out, thank you deeply. I am safe, I am well, and I am more committed than ever.
We are not afraid.
We are not backing down.
The people are awake.
The pressure for accountability is permanent. And Mr. Dapo Abiodun must fix these roads.
Thanks
A concerned Citizen.
Cc: @HonAfuapeMA@gboyeganisiaka@Olumide_Osoba@tunjiakinosi@EEwekoro@AyoolaElegbeji
#DapoFixOgunRoads