I have been too lazy to write for months, the zeal/morale is low because of the wind from hurricane Sandy which shook Bayelsa State in February 2012.
Lying on my bed this Christmas morning reflecting on the past months of this year and thinking of the what to write and how to thank God for a year well spent..... I just realized that I can't think, I can't write, no interest.
I signed in to Ijaw Nation Forum only to find that my brother Nangi has written the piece below (purely his view about Christmas).
Please read and enjoy. lolllllllllllll
ANOTHER CHRISTMAS IS HERE...
December
25th is about the only time 'most' Christians devote their time to
Worship GOD either through "lip-service worship" or "REAL Worship". I am
a Christian, I read my Bible, I practice Christianity too but, I am yet
to see where JESUS CHRIST celebrated HIS birth neither have I seen
anywhere HE mentioned the date of HIS birth. Could 25th December
celebration be seen as a worship to the 'unknown' GOD or god?
I
keep Wondering where this practice came from. It appears, Christmas
came the same way we were named "Nigeria" by lord Lugard's 'supposed'
girlfriend (Flora Shaw) after their bedroom enjoyment; as argued by some
friends and free-thinkers.
I
make bold to say that Christmas was masterminded by some group of
Christians of yesteryears as I 'cannot' find it's source anywhere in all
the conventional Bibles within my reach ranging from the NIV, King
James Version, NKJV, Revised Standard, etc. Show me if you have one
verse or chapter in the Bible where CHRIST instructed us with 25th
December as the date of
HIS birth?
The
beauty of this season to me is that; Christians world all-over finds
time on this day (25th December) to at least 'think' about GOD and what
CHRIST suffered on the cross for our sake. But, that does not nullify
the fact that 'most' Christians don't know why they should celebrate
Christmas. To spice it up, I just received a bag of chocolate and card
from a concerned family, many thanks to them anyway...
As
if that is not enough, I get disconcerted when I find a people who
barely believe there's GOD or that
HE created them. A people who sees their man-made laws as god to them
also design their streets with 'fancied-lights' and put up images we're
meant to believe was Christs' and even declare holidays as 'boxing day'
after Christmas, to which god or GOD are all these celebrations geared
to for such people? Hypocrisy if you ask me. Is 25th December
celebration not rather a 'pagan worship' to their 'unknown' god?
Think...
At
this point, everyone must be on 'compulsory' holiday for Christmas's
sake. As a human governed by law and as staunch respecter of the laws of
my land, I must join the league of being in this 'mandatory' holiday as
'man body no be firewood' (after all, my Muslim brothers had theirs
too).
**Smiles**
Finally, I reiterate; 25th December is holiday for me. If it's mandamus that I
wish Christians and celebrants of December 25th, i'll rather say "Happy
December Holiday" to all my friends, haters, lovers and family who
celebrates 25th December as JESUS CHRIST Birthday.
I
hope this December compulsory holiday meets you well. May the Good LORD
Bless and protect you all as I wish you a Prosperous New Year in
advance...
It's me again...
MAOBUYE NANGI OBU
The Wondering Wanderer....