The LT team wishes our dear readers a Wonderful Christmas and Successful New Year
By Bishop Katebe
It is Christmas season once again. For some of us houses on our streets are lit with wonderful decorative lights. The shops are busy with people flocking in to get their loved ones some Christmas presents. The Internet is busy with people ordering gifts and the delivery trucks are in and out of our neighborhoods. Western union is busy with people sending money to their loved ones so that they can have a decent Christmas. For the Post Offices, this is the busiest time of the year. Churches are busy working on Christmas plays or skits because the Christmas weekend usually experiences a swelling in attendance due to those who only attend Church at Easter and Christmas. Airfares have gone up because it’s one of the busiest times of the year and the roads will be busy with traffic this weekend.
For some, this is the most ugly time of the year because their family tradition is that everybody goes home for Christmas and there will be competition among siblings, in terms of how prosperous some have become and how others are scrapping by in life. After all is said and done, most will wish they didn’t have to make the trip to their Christmas get-together. In some families it will be a sad moment because some of their loved ones who were with them last Christmas will not be there because they have passed-on. To some who can’t afford to buy childrens presents; depressing.
For some Zambians living abroad, the extra to some of the activities above will be a time to get together with other Zambians and celebrate the season over a drink.
No matter which way you choose to celebrate or not even celebrate the Christmas season, depending on your beliefs, there’s one thing we cannot afford to loose sight of. Traditionally Christmas points to the birth of Jesus Christ. His birth is really a historical fact. However, to most children, the most popular individual during Christmas is Santa Clause.
We hope you will have a great Christmas and that it will be full of Jesus Christ, who is the savior of all. We hope and pray that you will take time to explain to the children in your care that despite all the activities during Christmas, “JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON.”
Merry Christmas from us to you and yours!
Nice shot of ok merry Xmas to all
Merry Christmas to all the bloggers including PF kaponyas!
Merry Christmass to all you bloggers and a Happy New year, if there’s anyone out there i upset in one way or the other,i sincerely apologies,Senior Citizen and Capitalist, enjoy your christmas and may GOD bless you richly, and to all the bloggers whom we share a common goal of seeing the best for Mother Zambia,BLESSINGS to you and your families
ciao, im enjoying every bit of the festive season
To the staff and Management at LUSAKA TIMES….MERRY CHRISTMAS and a BLESSED NEW YEAR
A Merry Xmas & a Happy New Year to LT management and staff. Thank you for providing us this platform. To all the bloggers at home and in diaspora, I wish you well. Till next year, I hope you enjoy your holidays!…….
Moderator.
Merry Christmas to all. Merry Christmas to the Lusaka Times staff and management. Merry Christmas to all bloggers I have engaged in debate with and Merry Christmas to all who have called me names (I really mean it).
I however advise everyone to respect themselves on this day. You all know what is expected of you.
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Smoothcriminal, apology accepted and I also apologize if I have offended you in anyway in 2009 and any other time.
Season’s Greeetings and Merry Christmas everyone!
I have to admit that I’m a bit bleary-eyed this morning. I will blame it on the combination of late church service last night a heavy Xmas buffet, distribution of presents at 1.30 bedtime plus the boys waking me up around 6.30.
Anyhow, many thanks for the timely message LT & Bishop Katebe, Jesus is the reason for the season indeed! Hosannah! Blessed be The Rock of our salvation!
Great! Thanks alot LT and may He “Emanuel,God who is among us” continue blessing you and remain the reason for the season and for all your daily activities.
“How lovely on the mountains are the feets of him who brings good news,annoucing peace,proclaiming news of happines” Let us all sing our God regins or Glory to God in the highest and peace to his people on earth with good will.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.Have a wonderful day.
A short message with a bible quote would have done nicely. Who cares about posts, roads and competition among siblings back home? I would be happy to have a sibling trying to out do me in terms of what they have done. Ask them for a loan! Simples! Happy christmas though children of Zambia.
To the management and staff of LT, we wish you a merry and blessed Christmas and all of the joy, love and peace that comes with it.
To all my fellow MMD, PF, UPND (etc.) cadres, we may have different opinions about so many things, and we may never agree on many things, but you would agree that without these differences we lose our humanity and our beauty as one people. The rainbow would not be as beautiful as it looks if it did not have the many different colours.
Merry Christmas to you all! Keep safe and God bless you….