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‘Let The Cross Unite Us’- Rev Frimpong Manso |
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Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Rt. Rev Dr Yaw Frimpong Manso has called on Ghanaians to use the lent season and Easter celebration to reflect on the cross of Christ as a symbol of unity. |
“Let the reflections lead us to amend our ways and be reconciled to one another and to God,” he admonished.
The Moderator gave the advice as part of his Easter message to Ghanaians for the Easter celebrations.
He urged Ghanaians to enter the post-jubilee period with hope, and be bonded together as a people in love and unity.
“The time has come for all of us to let the cross unite the many ethic groups, reconcile the political differences and mend family cracks in our nation. These diversities must all give way to unity and hope for a better future.”
He observed that the cross was central to many historic events in political, religious, ethnic and moral life, and so provided a very important lessons for reflection during the period of lent.
He also appealed to the media to be circumspect in their reportage and not use the tool in their hand to aggrandize the political tension that was beginning to rise in the country.
“What happened in Kenya must be a lesson for all of us to avoid any act of acrimony, chaos and destruction of life and property,” he indicated.
In the same way, he reminded the presidential and parliamentary candidates of the essence of the cross, adding that no matter the political divide, they must work at making Ghana more reconciled and united than ever.
“United we stand, divided we fall; and we have come a long way to be united as a nation than to be divided as individuals.”
Touching on the Bawku crisis, Rt Rev Dr Frimpong Manso reiterated that the ethnic sentiments that continued to generate flames in the area must give way to reconciliation and respect for one another since the ethnic group to which one belonged was a divine act.
Commenting on the theme of his message, “The cross: a symbol of unity, hope and reconciliation,” the Moderator stressed that Ghanaians should let the period of Easter unite them, just as the just-ended Cup of Nations had done.
“The football game was able to bring together Ghanaians, other Africans and non-Africans to such an extent that both winners and losers saw themselves as sharing a common identity.”
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