The President of the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious- Ghana, Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Paul Saa-Dade Ennin, SMA, has stated that the economic hardships being experienced in Ghana is an opportune time to rekindle new dreams and fresh hopes.
“Our current economic hardship offers us a favourable occasion to start afresh, to beginning anew, to create new opportunities and to rekindle new dreams and fresh hopes,” he said in a Christmas Message on behalf of the Religious in Ghana to the people of God and Ghanaians in general.
The message released on December 23, 2022 re-echo the message of hope which Christmas brings and rekindle in Consecrated persons, baptised Christians, people of faith, and all persons of goodwill – the joy which only the birth of Christ brings.
“As we celebrate Christmas this year and enter into the year 2023, let us think of a new beginning as a nation, as a people, as a family and as individuals, Fr. Ennin said, reminding Ghanaians that the Year 2023 would mark the 66th anniversary of Ghana’s Independence as a nation and 31st anniversary of the 4th Republic.
According to him, Ghana is a nation flowing with milk and honey, with all the natural resources any nation could dream to have, “yet ours is a history filled with dashed hopes and shattered dreams, many false starts and broken promises.”
He said like John the Baptist, “we ask once again are you the one who is to come or should we expect someone else,” adding “The bitter antagonism that has characterised our political history and development agenda since independence has not led us too far.”
The Major Superiors President lamented that “it only continues to divide the country into “for” and “against” camps, adding, “The resultant effect of what we can call “one step-forward two steps-backward development” affects us all.”’
He noted that it was time to look within, to dig deep into our local resources and indigenous knowledge and expertise to create new economic structures and political systems.
This Christmas, Fr. Ennin said was also the time to shun “our appetite for foreign goods and promote a taste for local ones. The Black star of Africa must shine again.”
“It is time for a new mentality switch and aptitude upgrade: that we are capable of the best, we deserve the best, and we can create the best,” he stressed.
He emphasised the need to shun mediocrity and champion excellence, to put the common good above partisan interest, to rebuild the Ghana all citizens wanted.
According to him, “It is time for a new beginning in the Spirit of the Word made flesh who was in the beginning, and who is Life and Truth,” urging Ghanaians to let their religiosity count since Christmas was a time to hope again.
By Sr. Gifty Anastasia Blewu, SMMC//Newswatchgh.com
