Do away with divisive activities - moderator (1/4/09)

THE Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), Rt Rev Dr Yaw Frimpong-Manso, has called on Ghanaians to do away with activities that have the tendency of sowing seeds of division among the people.
“Let us remain as one people and one nation with a common destiny,” he stated.
Delivering his Easter message for the year, the Moderator said, “Let us use this period of Easter to pray for the peace, unity, stability and prosperity of our nation.”
He said it was time Christians and others renewed their dedication and commitment to the tasks of stewardship to their neighbours by helping them and treating them with love, care, selflessness and dedication.
He urged all government officials, parliamentarians, the judiciary and all people in higher positions to consider the sacrifices that Christ made on the cross and resolve during the Easter season to cut down on their wants for the sake of others.
He urged Ghanaians to go the extra mile by sacrificing part of what they had for the needy in society.
“I, therefore, urge all of us to reshape our lives, priorities and lifestyles so that we can free up a part of our money and luxuries to give to our poor and needy brothers and sisters whose sorrows we may lessen and whose comfort we may increase,” Rt Rev Dr Frimpong-Manso stated.
He said it was his prayer that political and religious leaders of the nation, as well as traditional leaders, would turn their hearts to God and rely on Him to enable them to govern the nation creditably.
“As leaders, we must learn to give of ourselves wholeheartedly to serve the people,” he stated, adding that the citizens must also be willing to sacrifice selflessly for themselves and for the development of the country.
He cautioned against people who saw the church as a place for “personal contacts and business advantage” and advised them to attend church to worship God.
The Moderator advised all to give their lives to Christ in order to experience the power of the cross, saying that Christ’s cross was the hope for eternal life.
He noted that physical death was not the end of life but the gateway into God’s eternal home.
“Let this Easter bring you hope in the Lord Jesus Christ and let the relevance of the cross propel you to sacrifice for the sake of the other person,” he said.