KELECHI

This reflective piece by Jude Nnam draws heavily on the profound Igbo proverb "Ụwa bụ ahịa" (The world is a marketplace). The lyrics remind the choir and congregation that life is transient—everyone is simply a trader who must eventually return home with whatever they have gathered. It urges the faithful to think deeply about their actions, noting that in this great market of life, some are just arriving while others are already departing.

With its central declaration, "Onyinye dị mma kam ge-ji bịa n'ihu Gị Nna" (I will bring good gifts before You, Father), the song is highly appropriate for the Offertory procession. It calls worshippers to present worthy gifts at the altar and to place their complete trust in God ("Tukwasi Chukwu anya"), recognizing Him as the only true anchor in a fleeting world.