Christians urged to lead humble and dignified lives

Cape Coast, Oct. 31, GNA - The Archbishop of Cape Coast, The Most Reverend Mathias Kobina Nketsiah, on Sunday urged Christians especially catholic priests to humble themselves and make themselves easily approachable so that the people they serve can seek their assistance which would help in the growth and development of the church.

He said it was time for anointed men of God to desist from the practice of giving themselves “big titles” and exalting themselves such that it became very difficult for the ordinary man to approach them for any assistance.

Archbishop Nketsiah said this during a thanksgiving mass held at St Joseph Catholic Church at Amanful a suburb of Cape Coast as part of his pastoral visit to the Parish. He urged Christians to lead humble and dignified lives that would make them glorious children of God.

The Archbishop who also administered the sacrament of confirmation to 14 faithful, urged them to be the soldiers of Christ and continue to fight and defend the doctrines of the Catholic Church, as well as grow in the love of the church and not to engage in sinful acts such as drug abuse cyber-crime and premarital sex.

He asked the faithful to appreciate and take pride in whatever gift God had given to each and every one of them, and to endeavour to work hard towards nurturing these gifts to bear fruits that would be helpful to them as individuals and the society as a whole.

He admonished priests to remain resolute and resilient in whatever they did in the church and society, stressing that whoever humbled himself would be exalted and whoever exalted himself would be humbled. He reminded them of their responsibility to serve as good shepherds and that they should endeavour to be committed to all their duties as the servants of God.

The Archbishop pointed out that it was the responsibility of parents to train their children to be responsible citizens in future, stressing that any parent who shirked his responsibilities and allowed his children to become wayward would be held accountable and be judged at the end.

He called on the youth to be law abiding and eschew social vices that were detrimental to their catholic faith and urged them to lead lives worthy of emulation.

The Archbishop also commended the parishioners for their efforts in building a new church, stressing “from a humble beginning with your church service held in a classroom you have been able to put up this edifice which would go a long way to enhance the growth and development of the church in the Metropolis”.

GNA