Don’t allow prejudices to blind you— Rt Rev. Forson

The Bishop of the Tema Diocese of The Methodist Church Ghana, Rt. Rev Thomas Brown Forson has admonished Ghanaians against allowing prejudices to blind them to the truth.

He particularly enjoined Christians to make it a duty to ensure that they uphold the truth no matter how bitter it would be or the consequences.

He was delivering the sermon at a joint Holy Communion and induction service at the Calvary Methodist Church, Community Three, Tema on Sunday.

The Tema Bishop who is currently on a visit to the Tema Circuit of the Diocese inducted into office an 11-member Diocesan executive of the Susuana Wesley Mission Auxiliary (SUWMA) which is headed by Mrs Joana Apeatu of the St Paul Cathedral, Tema as its president.

Bishop Forson expressed regret that the citizenry are so prejudiced and bias to the extent that anything that is done, whether good or bad, by an individual or group is supported or condemned, irrespective of whether that act would inure to the benefit of the country.

Taking a lesson from Jesus’s refusal to perform miracles in his hometown, Nazareth except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them (Mark 6: 1-13), Bishop Forson charged Ghanaians, especially Christians to encourage initiators of policies so that their intention for the rapid development of the country would be realised.

He mentioned several challenges that face the people, both physical and spiritual and said to be able to overcome these as a people, Ghanaians, especially Christians should persevere in prayer and obedience to God and also yield fully to the Holy Spirit’s healing power.

It was his belief that when Christians are able to do this, they would in turn influence the larger Ghanaian society, adding: “Christians are the light of society and, therefore, they should be example to others.

He, therefore, charged Christians to always know that the God they serve is bigger than all challenges.

Mrs Apeatu on behalf of the new executive pledged the willingness of the executive to work as a team and to team up with other organisations within the church to achieve the objectives of the church.