Reflect on the world you pass on - Leaders urged

Reverend Dr. Kwabena Opuni-Frimpong, the General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, has called on people in leadership positions to be mindful of the kind of world they were passing onto the future generation.

He said the state of the future generation would be determined by what the leadership did today as a church, family, government, political party, traditional authority, and institutions among others.

Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong, in an Easter message he signed on behalf of the Council, noted that the story of Easter was a vivid description of what Jesus Christ did for mankind and the world after His death on the cross of Calvary.

“Our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ, whiles on earth, lived a life that only did not benefit His generation and the people around Him, but the many generations after His death and resurrection,” he said.

Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong said Jesus’ life was focused on ensuring that generations that would come after Him thrived and became righteousness. This explained why He had to make the most expensive sacrifice by "dying on the cross so that we can be saved".

He said currently, Ghanaians were confronted with a world with spiritual deficiency, degraded environment, corruption, declining economy, insecurity, political instability, immorality, bad leadership examples, chaos and other forms of social vices.

“This should not be the kind of world we should pass on to future generations. We should strive to build and pass on a world that is just, sustainable, peaceful, secured, prosperous, and provides opportunities for all.

"This, therefore, places a huge responsibility on those in leadership positions in the country to be very mindful like Jesus, and seek to build and pass on a world that provides a solid foundation for the next generation," Rev. Dr. Opuni-Frimpong said.

He admonished churches, families, government, political parties, institutions, and traditional authorities to reflect on the kind of world they were creating today, and make the necessary sacrifices that would benefit the current and future generations as "we celebrate this year’s Easter".

“Our leaders must know that they will certainly exit one day, hence, they must work towards building and leaving a society that will enable the next generation to thrive,” he said.