Cardinal John Onaiyekan/File
Christians ought to cease lamenting about alleged Islamization of the nation however reasonably stand as much as their religion, says the Metropolitan See of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja John Cardinal Onaiyekan.
Cardinal Onaiyekan mentioned this on Sunday whereas delivering the homily at a solemn mass celebrated through the Feast of the Pentecost in Abuja.
He urged Christians to, “Stand as much as your religion and cease complaining about islamisation of Nigeria. Take that little woman (Leah Sharibu), nonetheless within the arms of terrorists in Yobe or wherever they could have taken her to, as an instance.
“We ought to study to face as much as our religion by telling whoever desires us to vary ‘Whatever you want to do; go ahead and do. But, I am not going to change’.
“Very not often will terrorists put weapons to our heads and ask us to vary. Most of the time, we could also be tempted to compromise our religion within the midst of our regular working experiences; in our workplaces, companies, relationships or communities.
“But these are the locations we're anticipated to face as much as the items of the Holy Spirit and witness to the reality of the gospel in phrases and in deeds.
As acknowledged by him, “Half of our inhabitants in Nigeria are Christians, the opposite half are Muslims. We ought to proceed to hope to God to ship the Holy Spirit to resume the face of our nation; in order that, collectively, we will set up the great authorities God intends for us.
“In all, the need for forgiveness is urgent (in our nation). The more wicked people have hurt us, the more we should have a spirit of forgiveness. The most natural reaction when we are hurt or hit is to hurt back or hit back, but that is not what Jesus has taught us.”