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Saturday, August 31, 2013

Local news: 18.8.13​ By Mary Tioko. The Race of Christ is not an easy Race: Christians warned


The Christians of St. Augustine's cathedral parish have been warned that the race of Christ is not an easy Race. Addressing the faithfuls today morning during his homily, the vicar general who is also the parish administrator of St. Augustine's Cathedral Parish Fr. Joseph Ekalimon informed the Christians to remain focused in their faith and above all be witnesses of Christ every time of their lives.Fr. Ekalimon said that Christians need to put God has their reference point. He emphasized in prayer for one self and praying for others in the world. Fr. Ekalimon said that God's word is alive and active and cuts like a double edged sword. He encouraged parents to pass to their children good Christian values that can be emulated in life from generation to generation saying that generation come and go but the word of God lasts.Fr. Ekalimon said that families too have different way of doing things and encouraged them to be witnesses of Christ in oder to continue with the word of God and pass it to their children. He added that parents need to direct their children during this holiday and encouraged them to take them for tuition to cover for the lost days during the teachers strike. On the need to acquire power, the priest said that power makes one destroy the truth and Christians should not fear to say the truth in-oder to bring change in the world. He encouraged all to speak the truth and be the voice of the voiceless terming it as bush fire which they should spread out.

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