Accra, April 10, GNA – The Reverend Father Roland Kpoanu, the Parish Priest of Christ the King Anglican Church, Sakumono, has urged Christians to exemplify Christ’s humility in their dealings and service to humanity.
He said, “Christ was humble to a fault,” and thus called on Christians to emulate such humble traits.
For instance, he said Christ’s act of washing the feet of his disciples was a parable of his whole human existence.
That, Fr. Kpoanu said, was regarded as seemingly undignified but “Christ did this as a humble servant for humanity and we are required to do likewise.”
The Parish Priest, speaking in an interview with the Ghana News Agency after Palm Sunday service, said “Christ has become a slave for us and we must learn and exemplify such humble traits and replicate it to our fellow brothers and sisters in all that we do.”
The last week of Lent – Holy Week – marks the last week of Christ’s earthly life, beginning with Palm Sunday’s commemoration of Jesus’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
The Service began with the blessings of palm branches, distribution, and a procession in the church and outside.
Parishioners, clad in their guild uniforms, took to the streets of the sprawling Sakumono community amid shouts of Hosanna as they brandished their palm branches.
The COVID-19 pandemic had disrupted such processions in the last two years due to protocols put in place by the Government to curtail the spread of the virus.
Rev. Kpoanu said Jesus’ willingness to ride on a lowly donkey on his journey in tolerance to its often stubborn and unruly character, was remarkable and worth emulating.
He, therefore, advised leaders who had been given the opportunity to serve to do that diligently and carry out their duties in humility as Christ did.
He stressed that “as a leader, you must serve and not to be served. Do this and God will never forsake you.”
Source: Ghana News Agency
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