The Catholic Church in Northwestern province has Zambians to avoid hatred but instead let unity, peace and joy run supreme in their livelihoods.
Delivering his homily during Christmas eve mass last night at St. Daniel Cathedral Parish in Solwezi, Solwezi Catholic Diocese Bishop Charles Kasonde said must watch against hatred which is alien to Zambia as a Christian nation.
“The hatred that comes…the iniquities those are obstacles..all our iniquities and they can be avoided and let unity, peace, joy run supreme in all that we do. This is the message of Christmas”, he said.
Referring to the Bible teachings on the subject matter, Bishop Kasonde said people who are made in the image of God are not expected to be on the side of hatred.
He said the nation which is divided against itself weakens itself and remains susceptible to the intrusion of external forces.
He said divisions comes among the people of God when they do not appreciate what God has given them.
“When you do not appreciate what God has given you but you want what God has given others then trouble comes on”, Bishop Kasonde said.
He said when envy for what others have grows, people end up stealing and eventually getting in jail.
The clergyman for this reason called for unity and peace among Zambians as they celebrate the birth of Christ, today adding that God has granted everyone the seed of growth to give life, to unite, to create peace and to bring joy.
“So in all of us the seed of growth that God has granted..it is the seed of generation to give life, to unite, to create peace and to bring joy”, he said.
Everyone should look at his or her own indebtedness before God including their iniquities, differences and forego them and take the good points that bring people together, the clergyman said.
He reasoned that as human beings were created in the image and likeness of God hence, they should be good because they came out of goodness.
“And this is the message of Christmas… to look at our indebtedness before God, our iniquities, our differences, forego them and take the good points that bring us together because we have come out of goodness hence we should be good”, Bishop Kasonde said.
Zambia today joins the rest of world to celebrate Christmas day marking the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ through giving and sharing.
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Please tell the Police IG and the Minister of Home Affairs, how can escorting a leader to the Police be an offence on any given day mwebanthu. Even issuing statements that HH was invited alone so he should have gone alone, is that reasonable, for somebody who is a leader not to be escorted. The deceased was neither armed nor unruly. And these caders just feel duty bound to go there, which is not an offence in any country in the world except Zambia
Can churches please stop receiving bribes from PF politicians in churches on Sundays please. Can we please praise God in a manner benefiting his high praise. Churches are not meant for politicians to go in front of the church to give speeches. Please get an example of true religion like the witnesses’ who don’t brook such n0nsense
How can we celebrate Christmas when our compatriots are being butchered like wild animals by the Police after a very rough tone set by the Minister of Home Affairs, we have had ministers in that office before and every body before this one has been very mature and level headed. The cadre who was killed was extremely defenceless, and he must have been very low abiding, and we know that he was not even coereced to go there, he went there in his free spirit just like all supporters do world wide to their leaders. IT CANT BE AN OFFENCE ON ANY GIVEN DAY FOR ONE TO GO AND OFFER SOLIDARITY TO ONES LEADER, IT CANT BE
Tell your father telesfone mpundu is in that gear of hatred pray for him please.