CHRISTMAS MESSAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY MR. BHARRAT JAGDEO, PRESIDENT OF GUYANA 2005

It is with a profound sense of joy that I greet you during this festive season. I wish every Guyanese, at home and abroad, and particularly my sisters and brothers of the Christian community, a joyous Christmas.

Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, the son of God.

This is a season when the focus is on the Child in our midst and on the Family that nurtures that Child. Let us resolve to be particularly caring of our nation’s most precious resource: its children and young people.

Let us strive to protect them from harm and danger; let us surround them with love and the provision of those things that are vital for their welfare and growth: education, good example, guidance, health and wholesome recreation. And let us resolve that our homes will be free from abuse and violence of any kind, and abound with the graces of mutual understanding, kind affection and the capacity to forgive and be forgiven.

This is a season for sharing. Let us share generously the things we possess, to bring cheer, particularly to the elderly, the poor and the needy, as we seek out those families that have been visited with pain and tragedy in 2005, to bring them our support, solace and solidarity.

A Merry Christmas to all Guyanese!

December 24 th, 2005

TOP