Christmas is upon us once again as Christians worldwide celebrate the portentous event of the birth of Jesus the Christ, the one not only regarded as the Saviour of the world, but whose birth dated and divided world history into two, according to the Gregorian Calendar.
Even in a world overrun by secularism and moral relativism, the continued influence of Jesus Christ in the global context is unmistakable.
As we join the world to celebrate Christmas, Nigerians must not lose sight of the real meaning and essence of Christmas. The coming of Jesus, celebrated at Christmas, was to herald a civilisation of love and human solidarity that will replace a world of corruption and immorality, of greed and avarice, of hatred, wickedness, and violence.
This year’s Christmas holds special significance and foreboding, not just for Christians but for all Nigerians, who have lived through and survived one of the most challenging years in the nation’s history.
With these distressing realities, how, we may ask, are Nigerians expected to celebrate Christmas? The challenge of Christmas however is to rekindle hope in the realisation of the powerful prophesies of Prophet Isaiah regarding the people that walked in darkness upon whom a great light has dawned; regarding a time when the wolf and the lamb, the calf and the lion, the cow and the bear will all be at peace together, and the child will come to no harm playing by the cobra’s den or probing the...
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