The observance of Easter is one of the most prominent events on the calendar of Christianity. Today, Christians in Guyana and around the world would be celebrating Easter and commemorating the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Easter is a time to reflect on the values of sacrifice, hope, and forgiveness at the heart of Christ’s message. Traditionally, Christians will attend church, spend time with family, and organise Easter egg hunts for children. As the holiest day of the Christian calendar, Easter is also an opportunity to recognise the strength of one’s faith in helping overcome life’s obstacles.
As we consider our present-day situation, the enduring message of Easter remains relevant. It reminds us, to some extent, of the challenges Christ and His disciplines faced in their times, and the adversities they had eventually overcome. It is a story of perseverance and the will of people to confront those who seek to thwart what they stand for, despite the tall obstacles put in their way. It is also a reminder that even the darkest of periods are only but a period, and eventually that will soon pass. Indeed, we are confident, like in times before, that as peoples have been gripped by one crisis or the other, we again will overcome and persevere, and we will become stronger and better for it all.
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) at this time extends Easter Greetings to all Guyanese, and more especially to members of our Christian Community, both here and around the world, on this most auspicious event of the Christian Calendar. For the members of the Christian Community, the Easter story represents the fulfilment of God’s Prophecy that mankind would be offered the hope of eternal life through the sacrificial death of His Son, Jesus Christ, and His subsequent Resurrection from the dead.
It is this faith which has kept the worldwide Christian Church alive, and enabled its followers to significantly contribute towards making the earth a better place for all mankind.
