The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has said the current COVID-19 pandemic should not rob Christians of their faith in God, Instead, they should continue to keep their trust and hope in God the Father who did not spare His only Son but offered him for the salvation of the world.
According to the Bishops, In the light of the faith Christians have in God, they should not doubt the power of God to help them to overcome the current pandemic.
This was contained in a statement issued by the National Catholic Secretariat signed by President of the Bishops, Most Reverend Philip Naameh.
The statement said “the COVID-19 Pandemic has provoked a new lease of life and creativity that we were not aware that we had. In following the Directives from the President of the Republic, the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Health Authorities, we are, in some cases,- learning some of the basic things we need to do out of consideration for others in public and how to stay healthy. We are re-discovering the importance of caring for each other in the family, of reading the Word of God and praying together as a family. Social Media has made us realize how interconnected and interdependent we are and how much we can and do learn from each other.”
“We do need each other to save our Common Home.
In the light of Christ’s victory over sin and death, let us use these renewed skills to love God and the neighbor more intensely so that these God-given skills help us to renew and re-build the Family of God. We should work together as one common humanity and pray to God to help us to stem the tide and eventually uproot this virus from our midst even as we continue to take all necessary health precautions that will help halt the spread of the disease.”
The Bishops statement said “We share in the pain of all in the face of the Coronavirus Pandemic that brings a halt to most of the things we do as human beings. We pray for all scientists, researchers, medical experts that they may find a remedy for this pandemic. We continue to pray for those who work at the hospitals and health sectors, paramedics, the security services, the leaders in our world and all who are at the frontline of this pandemic that they may be well protected in the discharge of their duties. For those who have been taken ill because of the virus, we pray for their healing. Finally, we pray for the repose of the souls of those who have passed on as a result of this virus. May the Risen Lord grant them forgiveness of their sins and eternal life.”
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