The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Reverend Ignatius Kaigama has urged Christians in Nigeria to imbibe a life of love, sacrifice and humility and charged them not to take Good Friday for granted.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Archbishop Kaigama gave the charge in his 2023 Good Friday message in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
In his words, “keep on doing good everywhere and at any point in time as Jesus gave himself up on the cross and died”.
“So everywhere in the world on Good Friday, we celebrate that event, and it is an event that cannot be taken for granted, he abandoned the heavenly kingdom to come to stay with us, to show us the way to salvation, to show us how to love, to show us how to sacrifice, even how to live a humble live”, he added.
Archbishop Kaigama further described Good Friday as Good, saying because something Good has happened to the entire humanity.
According to him, “For Jesus, it was a period of torture and great mortification but he did that for a purpose, to save us from our sins. These he has done for us. So in appreciation, we commemorate very solemnly that event to offer appreciation and gratitude and to ask for strength from him, that whenever we suffer, we should remember that he has suffered already for us. Our sufferings are not meant to punish us, they are also a participation in the sufferings of Jesus Christ.”
Speaking further, Archbishop Kaigama prayed that “Good Friday be really good for all Christians, Nigeria and the world at large”.
