ZEC advises nation to reflect this Easter

The Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) has urged the nation to reflect during this Easter holiday and consider what God has done for them in the past and present to come up with a better future..

ZEC Spokesperson Paul Samasumo says all Christians and non Christians alike should reflect very carefully this Easter so that they could reconcile their lives with Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the Son of God.

Father Samasumo says Christians should thank themselves and appreciate their being on earth because the Easter period gives hope to them.

ZANIS reports that the ZEC spokesperson was speaking in an interview in Lusaka today on the sidelines of the four-days Easter Holiday which is celebrated by Christians in Zambia and world-wide.

“Easter is an important ceremony in the Christian calendar because it gives us hope. During this period, all those calling themselves Christians should reflect and find time to go to church, should love and pray for one another, our families, the nation and those in difficulties,” Fr. Samasumo said.

He said the death of Christ our Lord symbolizes the love Jesus the way he loved the people hence reconciling with him is the only key.

Republican President Michael Sata , yesterday, joined hundreds of parishioners at St Ignatius Catholic Church in Lusaka for Easter celebrations at which Priest Joe Kearney urged Zambians to embrace love for one another.

The President took time to share a light moment with several congregants and also shook hands with children who jostled to see him before he and his entourage entered the Cathederal just in time for the Easter mass.

A solemn occasion engulfed the church service when the youth performed the ‘Passion of the Christ’ movie in sketch depicting how Jesus Christ was crucified.

A solemn sketch was being performed where Jesus was questioned, denied three times by one of his disciple Peter, beaten by soldiers and subsequently crucified on the cross as some parishioners could not help but shade tears.

President Sata watched silently as Choir members took turns in showering the sketch with various gospel melodies. Thereafter President Sata kissed the cross as a way of showing homage to God.

And In his sermon quoting from the Bible readings in Isaiah 52:13 and Hebrews 4:14-16, 5:7-9, Fr Kearney called on Zambians to remain united and show love for one another.

Fr Kearney called on the parishioners to embrace the cross of Jesus Christ in any way each person liked by either kissing or touching the cross to demonstrate their deep understanding with their Lord, Jesus Christ.

ZANIS