Accra, April 17, GNA – Right Reverend Dr Hilliard K.Dela Dogbe, Presiding Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, has called on Ghanaians to reach out in love to the marginalised, the weak and the dying in society.
“Let us use the Easter to sacrifice for the nation and make our nation and world a better place.
“Let us make our resources available and work together to make this nation great and strong and our world better,” the Clergyman said in his Easter message.
He said Easter offered an opportunity to unite in fellowship and celebrate God’s faithfulness, abundant mercies, deliverance and loving kindness.
“It also inspires us to respond positively to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ on the cross of Calvary and His subsequent resurrection.”
He said, “Easter is an embodiment of God’s unfailing and unconditional love for humanity and His desire to reconcile us to Himself and thus enable the best in us to pour forth.”
Rt Rev Dr Dogbe expressed concern about the existential threat posed by illegal mining, the unrest in Bawku, the sanitation challenges in cities and the urgent need to foster peace among the people and a bipartisan approach to issues of national interest.
The triumphant resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter, he stated, should give us a living hope, not only for the future but for the present.
“As a nation, we cannot lose sight of the fact that barely four months ago we held presidential and parliamentary elections in an atmosphere of heightened tension and suspicion and recorded scattered incidences of chaos and confrontation during the declaration of results.
“We had to patiently and prayerfully endure the recollation of votes in some constituencies with the declaration of one constituency still pending.”
He called for continuous prayer for President John Mahama and the Executive, Parliament, the Judiciary, our security services, and all others for wisdom to discern God’s will, courage to take bold decisions, and the ability to implement them.
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