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They observed that while Easter is a religious holiday to which Christians commemorate the death of Jesus Christ, it was also a time for concerted efforts to build bridges at all levels of national life.
Yesterday, in separate statements in the Daily Graphic, leaders urged members of the public to stay away from negative attitudes and trends that are detrimental to national development.
The Christian groups are the Ghana Conference of Catholic Bishops (GCBC), the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG) and the Pentecostal and Charismatic Council of Ghana (GPCC).
GCBC President Philip Naameh; Professor Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante, President of GPCC, Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso, President of the GCP General Assembly, signed the statements of their respective groups.
GCBC
The GCBC has called on Ghanaians to use the Easter celebration to overcome all negative or harmful tendencies and to consider themselves members of the same nation.
"As members of the same family of Ghanaians, let us recognize that it is necessary to live in unity and peace. As Christians and children of God, we must realize, as St. Paul says, "There is no Jew or Greek, there is no slave or free, there is no more man or woman; for you are all one in Christ Jesus "(Galatians 3:28)," he says.
He urged Ghanaians to refrain from any trend, action and ethnocentric statement that would not bring peace to the country.
The message indicated that the first gift of the risen Christ to his disciples was peace and therefore invited Ghanaians to pray and work for the realization of peace in all areas of their lives.
They must also put an end to anything that does not promote peace, especially conflict and violence, he said.
He said the Easter celebration offered Ghanaians hope that their situation would never stay the same.
"We pray that the resurrected Lord will help us overcome these challenges and that vulnerable people, especially children, women and the elderly, will be protected from exploitation and desertion," he said. declared.
Unemployment
The GCBC also expressed its concern over the growing incidence of youth unemployment and called on the government and the private sector to contribute to the search for practical solutions to this phenomenon, knowing that unemployment can and often leads to young people to criminal activities, including fraud, armed robbery, prostitution and other vices.
Morally, the message was that if Ghanaians were dead and resurrected with Christ, then they should put an end to immoral acts.
"We must put an end to corruption, immoral badual lifestyles, misappropriation of public funds, armed robbery, illicit drug use, drunkenness, reckless driving, Internet fraud and other forms of fraud that destroy the country.
"We pray that the resurrection of Christ will help us overcome these evils and overcome other evils and lead a better life as Ghanaians," he said.
Presbyterian Church
The PCG, in his message, stated that it was important for Christians to reflect on Jesus' death and avoid negative behaviors such as greed, hatred, envy and vindication and work for virtues that promote national unity and cohesion.
"We all seem to blame Judas so much for the death of Jesus, so most people will not dare to call their children Judas, thinking that Judas is the most wicked person in the world. But we must note that through the story of Judas, God wants to teach us that greed is the number one destroyer of life and communities in the world, "the message said.
He observed that violence and conflict in the political, social and economic spaces resulting from the insatiable desire to obtain an undue advantage over others should be set aside in the country's interest.
Reverend Prof Mante, who signed the message, also urged Christians to avoid the tendency to accumulate material wealth on a silver platter.
"Easter teaches us that no great thing is accomplished without some sacrifices. In order for a community, a church or a country to progress, one or more people must be willing to sacrifice and suffer now, "he said.
The message invited members of the public to use the Easter festivities to instil the virtues of forgiveness, claiming that it was the "best cure" for national development.
GPCC
For its part, the GPCC stressed the need to use the Easter season to reconcile and renew outdated relationships.
In his statement to the Daily Graphic, the country could move forward when people were forgiving and working in unity.
"The world today must accept the message of reconciliation between God and humans, but also between human beings. This message of reconciliation means healing our broken relationships, fighting our hostilities to each other and seeking the well-being of our neighbors, "he said.
He called on Christians to use Easter time to confess their sins and show their love to others.
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