The Anglican Bishop of Ibadan North, Rt Rev Williams Aladekugbe, on Sunday, known as on Nigerians to rejoice the season moderately and maintain their hopes and goals alive.
Aladekugbe in his Christmas Day message in Ibadan, Oyo State, titled “The That means of Christmas”, additional suggested them to not punish themselves for his or her incapacity to realize sure goals or needs between the final celebration and at present.
He mentioned: “Christians rejoice Christmas yearly to point out their gratitude to God for what He did, to commemorate the delivery of Jesus Christ by giving presents, worshiping Him and remembering the poor and fewer lucky.
“It reminds us of the Savior who provides us salvation. It ought to be celebrated to replicate the explanation(s) why Jesus got here into our world. To erase the curse of sin, to convey salvation to man, and to return us to God. We’d like to consider our relationship with God and our neighbors.
“My recommendation to Nigerians this season is that we must always do issues reasonably. If there's something we are able to't accomplish earlier than Christmas this yr, there’ll all the time be one other Christmas.
“We should not be concerned in evil or interact in crimes. We have to take cost-cutting measures as a approach to deal with the present financial challenges within the nation.
“We additionally name on the Federal Authorities to ship on its marketing campaign guarantees to enhance folks's lives. The federal government have to be trustworthy with us. The federal government have to be considerate in its insurance policies, actions and selections by holding the talks.
“Frivolous spending ought to be prevented. Our enchantment to Mr. President is that he should fulfill his marketing campaign guarantees to us. He informed us to quiet our minds and that every thing could be high quality.”
On why this season is well known, the Bishop mentioned: “Christmas is an annual pageant commemorating the delivery of Jesus Christ, celebrated primarily on December 25 as a non secular and cultural pageant amongst billions of individuals world wide.
“Christmas is well known to commemorate the delivery of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The identify 'Christmas' comes from the Mass of Christ (or Jesus). In a mass service (typically known as Communion or Eucharist), Christians do not forget that Jesus died for us after which got here again to life.
“It reminds us of the significance of giving and sharing with family and friends. By way of Christmas we all know that the delivery of the Lord Jesus is symbolic of latest beginnings. It is a chance to replicate on nature and the explanation for our existence.”
