The Most Reverend Hannah Caroline Faal- Heim, has said that around the world, COVID–19 has made this year’s Christmas a sad, lonely and friendless event for many.
“All over the world the COVID–19 pandemic has created uncertainty, fear, discord and anxiety for many people. We are enduring lockdowns and its restrictions and also losses that some face through loss of jobs and income, housing and especially the loss of loved ones through death from COVID–19. Around the world, COVID–19 has made this year’s Christmas a sad, lonely and friendless event for many,” she said in her 2020 Christmas Message.
The presiding bishop of the Gambia Methodist church also said there is good news and hope from the sure knowledge that Jesus Christ, Emmanuel, God-with-us, has come and remains with us forever, “we can gain the strength to remain patient, to show courage and to have hope that we will live in a better future.”
“Let us continue to encourage each other by doing what Jesus calls us to do, to feed the hungry, to welcome the stranger, to clothe the naked, to heal the sick, to help those in prison, and to comfort the broken-hearted and the dying and those who have suffered losses or lost loved ones. We are called to love God and love our neighbour as ourselves.
In this context, I want to express, on all our behalf, our deepest gratitude to those who work in the health service and in other charitable organizations especially during this pandemic, as they are wonderful examples of what Jesus is enabling all of us to do,” she said.
