Oyo, 02 April, 2021 / 5:11 pm (ACI Africa).
Good Friday, the second of the three days of the Pascal Triduum commemorating the day Jesus was crucified at Calvary, invites leaders to look at the life of Jesus Christ and work toward “a better world,” a Nigerian Bishop says in a reflection shared with ACI Africa.
“Good Friday calls on leaders in Nigeria and all over the world, be they politicians, religious leaders, traditional, family, business and economic leaders too, to work for a better world like Jesus did,” Bishop Emmanuel Badejo says in his reflection.
In the reflection shared with ACI Africa April 1 ahead of Good Friday, Bishop Badejo highlights the value of servant leadership, urging leaders, in the example of the person of Jesus Christ, to make sacrifices “for your people and seek their interest for Jesus laid down his life in total selflessness.”
“Leaders of all categories should eschew selfish interests and greed in order to create a peaceful and harmonious world. It is a desirable thing for all,” the Local Ordinary of Nigeria’s Oyo Diocese who doubles as the President of the Pan African Episcopal Committee for Social Communications (CEPACS) says.
He cites the Gospel of Matthew, calling on leaders to call to Jesus’ advocacy for servant leadership saying, “The first among you must be your servant…The son of man has come to serve, not to be served and to lay down his life as a ransom for many.”
