By Staff Reporter
Malawi President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has sent a goodwill message to Christians in Malawi wishing them well as they celebrate Easter festivities.
Chakwera says he is aware that the celebrations are coming at a time where Malawians are observing death of people from Tropical Cyclone Freddy and destruction of properties such as bridges and houses.
Chakwera has since described the Easter as very important to all Christians.
“The Easter holiday is here and although the celebration is happening at a time when we are reeling from the effects of Cyclone Freddy, our faith should not falter.
“Easter is a season of hope that, through the suffering of our Lord and his ultimate death, we were saved from our sin. As we reflect on the Lord’s crucifixion this Friday,
and his return to life on Resurrection Sunday, let us keep the optimism alive for our country and the hope that we will rise again in a better Malawi. Happy Easter to you from the First Lady and I,” reads part of the statement.
Easter is an annual event during which Christians all over the world observe the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. On Good Friday is in fact the worst, the most horrific day in human history: the day Jesus was murdered.
Jesus Christ came to earth to seek and save us, and he was nailed on the cross. Every year Christians celebrate Good Friday as a sobering reminder of the wages of our sin: death. He died so we could live.
We worship a God of miracles, and we celebrate the victory won on Easter, when Jesus rose from death, conquering Satan, sin, hell, death, and the wrath of God.
