By Okechukwu Onuegbu
Awka
The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Rev Paulinus Ezeokafor, has urged the faithful not to see Christmas as a mere season for merry making or to extort the poor masses to make ends meet.
Ezeokafor, in his Christmas message on Tuesday, regretted that people have turned Christmas to entertainment and extortion, whereas according to him, it should be a time for sober reflection.
‘'It is a wrong impression and attitude by misplacing the priority that Christmas is a time to eat and drink. Christmas is a time to live a sober life, to meditate in the life of Christ who came for us.
"Christmas activities are material notwithstanding, but the spiritual aspect must be in the fore front. So, I would want the youth to focus their mind fully on the true celebration by welcoming Christ in their hearts and learning to live Christ,'’ he said.
He further admonished people to use the opportunity to reach out to the physically challenged and other vulnerable people of the society.
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