The Auxiliary Bishop of Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Rt. Rev. Anselm Umoren, has called on Christians to be grateful to God in spite of the challenges around them.
Umoren gave the exhortation in his homily at the Harvest Thanksgiving and Bazaar of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Gwarinpa, Abuja on Sunday.
He said the fact that they were alive was worthy of celebration, adding: ``you may have food but not alive to eat.
``Let everything be an expression of all that God has given to you. If you are grateful, God will bless you for appreciating His blessings in your lives,’’ he said.
According to him, the essence of life is to seek the kingdom of God first and all other things will be added on to it.
In his message, the Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Jude Nwigwe, reminded parishioners that those who sow sparingly would reap sparingly and those who sow generously would reap generously.
Nwigwe encouraged parishioners to operate on the law of divine favour to reap God’s generosity.
He said the parish adopted the theme ``harvest of generosity’’ because ``God has been generous to us in many ways, so numerous to count’’.
Also, the Chairman of the 2013 Harvest Planning Committee, Anthony Okure, said the occasion was another opportunity for the parishioners to express their appreciation to God for His blessings.
Okure recalled that the members had embarked on the symbolic "sowing of seed" with their various intentions, petitions and prayer requests a few Sundays ago.
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