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Prioritise needs of parents over girlfriends – Catholic Priest
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A visiting Priest at the St. Augustine Catholic Church in the Ashaiman Municipality, Reverend Father Marcel Danyo has advised young men in love not to prioritise the needs of their partners in romantic relationships over that of their parents.
This has been the case for a number of young people who later regret their actions.
Rev. Fr. Danyo observed that it was an unfortunate trend that some men were willing to go to any lengths to satisfy their fiancées demands, but were ready to make up an excuse to appease their when it came meeting their basic necessities, such as paying for hospital bills or for medication.
Delivering his sermon on the Third Sunday of Lent Year B, he said taking care of one’s wife-to-be was not wrong but where the wants for material things were prioritised over things that were emergencies, was an issue which demanded a conscious effort to deal with.
He said some young men were quick to tell their mothers or fathers they were in financial difficulties and so could not help them but would quickly give it to their girlfriends without a second thought.
“Some of the boyfriends, even if they don’t have, would quickly go and borrow for their girlfriends but will tell their mothers stories, “ he said.
Rev FrDanyo said it was better to do things for parents while they were alive and not wait until they were dead to organize big funerals to honour them.
He said parents must be made to feel loved while they were alive so that they could also have the opportunity to bless their children).
He said it was important to make parents feel loved so that when they were no more, they would be happy and commend themselves for doing what was right.
He said it should not be the opposite where a man cried over the death of his parent because he did not take good care of them.
The visiting priest also advised the youth to be compassionate towards anyone they came across.
“Don’t be selective with people. See Christ in everyone,” he urged.
He said in the period of Lent and even beyond, everyone should go a step further to be generous to all they encounter or ask for assistance.
He stressed the need for all persons to be humble and not feel too powerful because they have money or positions, such that they treat all others with disrespect.
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Christians have been urged to demonstrate a living faith in Jesus Christ by allowing their confession of Him as Lord and Saviour to reflect in their daily lives.
According to the Kaneshie District Pastor of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana (EPCG), Rev. Dzidzor Nathaniel Affram, a genuine Christian’s confession should go beyond words and be demonstrated through obedience to God, love for others and service to the Church.
He made the call at the 40th anniversary remembrance service for the late Wesley Kwasi Kwadzo at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, Maranatha Congregation at Awudome Avenui in the Volta Region.
Speaking on the theme, “The Church Built on a Living Confession,” Rev. Affram said life would continually present challenges capable of testing Christians’ faith, making it necessary for believers to hold firmly to their confession that Jesus Christ is Lord.
He explained that accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour required Christians to live according to His teachings, stressing that their faith must be evident in their conduct.
“A living confession listens to God and not man,” he said, urging Christians to remain obedient to God even when faced with difficulties and pressures.
Rev. Affram further encouraged the congregation to care for vulnerable people and demonstrate concern for others, adding that such acts were practical expressions of Christian faith.
He also urged Christians to identify and use their God-given gifts to build the Church.
He said every member of the Church had a role to play and cautioned Christians against looking down on others because of their status or abilities.
The remembrance service brought together family members, friends, members of the congregation and sympathisers to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the late Wesley Kwasi Kwadzo.
By Lizzy Okai
