By Solomon Gumah
Tamale, Aug. 9, GNA – Bishop Adu Morrison, General Overseer of the Voice of Hope Ministry in Tamale, has advised couples to be industrious to meet the needs of their households.
Delivering a sermon at a marriage ceremony held at Bethel Society of the Methodist Church in Tamale, Bishop Morrison, emphasised need for couples to eschew laziness and be prepared to go the extra mile to make more legitimate income to improve on their abilities to meet their immediate household needs.
He mentioned hard work, unity, and mutual respect and support from both spouses as most essential attributes for a peaceful and successful home.
The blessing of marriage was between Mr Issac Abban, a driver with the Ghana News Agency Office in Tamale, and Madam Veronica Aidoo.
The couple have lived for more than two decades as husband and wife and decided to bless their marriage the Christian way.
Bishop Morrison, urged couples to spend quality time together to meet their sexual and emotional needs, stressing that building a happy home required time, energy, and patience.
He encouraged the couple to be mutually submissive, ensure effective communication, and decide on healthy sexual life to sustain their marriage.
He emphasised that marriage was a full-time commitment with no room for retirement, leave, or rest, and called on couples to be united to build better and acceptable families.
Bishop Morrison offered prayers for the couple for a successful marital journey and further prayed for other marriages across the country.
The ceremony was officiated by Right Reverend Lawrence K. Beka, Diocesan Bishop of Tamale, with assistance from Very Reverend Frederick Emmanuel Mensah, Synod Secretary of the Tamale Diocese, Very Reverend Francis Azognab, Superintendent Minister of the Tamale West Circuit, and other officiating ministers.
GNA
Edited by Eric K. Amoh/Kenneth Odeng Adade