Sunyani: The Right Reverend Dr Festus Yeboah Asuamah, Anglican Bishop of the Sunyani Diocese, has urged world leaders to appreciate, reflect on, and apply the resurrection of Jesus Christ in building a closer relationship with God, amid rising global insecurity.
According to Ghana News Agency, Rt Rev Dr Asuamah made this call during an interview while delivering the Easter message of the Diocese. He emphasized that lasting global peace could not be achieved unless the world embraced the 'power of the resurrection,' underscoring that 'Christ is the Prince and embodiment of peace that assures hope to the whole world.'
He expressed regret that Christians worldwide were celebrating Easter at a time when humanity was deeply wounded by violence, hatred, bitterness, and polarization, which continued to divide communities and nations and fuel deadly wars. The Anglican Bishop highlighted the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war as a significant conflict, noting that tensions in Palestine, particularly in Gaza and the West Bank, were escalating, with growing involvement from Israel, Iran, and the United States.
In Africa, he pointed out that Sudan was grappling with a devastating civil war, Ethiopia was experiencing renewed clashes, and persistent fighting continued in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, and the Sahel region, including Burkina Faso, Mali, and Nigeria. Rt Rev Dr Asuamah also expressed concern that chieftaincy and ethnic conflicts remained the most direct and widespread threats to peace and security in Ghana, with hundreds of unresolved disputes across the country.
He lamented, 'Too many families wake up each day to fear instead of peace, to uncertainty instead of security. Today we witness economic instability, injustice, suffering on a global scale, and hostilities that continue to destroy lives and displace families.'
Rt Rev Dr Asuamah emphasized that the resurrection assured humanity that suffering and death did not define the future, but Christ did. He highlighted that Christ reminded the world that the light He brought could dispel the darkness of painful realities, and that His resurrection declared that death did not have the final word.
According to him, the resurrection of Christ was God's decisive response to sin, death, and despair, demonstrating that love had triumphed, light had overcome darkness, and mercy had conquered sin. 'The Lord is Risen isn't just a proclamation of Christ's resurrection only to our brothers and sisters in Christ, but we are also called to proclaim this joy and assurance of hope to the whole world,' he concluded.