The governor of the state of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, told Nigerians, especially Christians, to pray to God, to serve and do their thing for the expansion of their respective faith, their state, and the country as a whole.
Speaking Monday in the official rite of opening the time of the consultation of the 34th synod of the Diocese of Lagos, the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) in the Church of Our Savior, Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, Governor Sanwo-Olu said that COVID -19 showed, other people want to pray and therefore plead with the other people of the state of Lago to continue to pray.
The governor, who that Monday, September 7, 2020, would be the first day in more than six months to enter the “House of the Lord,” thanked God for saving his life and millions of Lagosians, especially members of the Diocese. Lagos, to attend this year’s Synod, even as the state of Lagos continues to see relief in the number of cases shown of coronavirus.
Emphasizing Christians’ desire to pray and serve in reference to the theme of the Synod “Pray, Serve, and Grow” with Romans 12:11 as a reference letter, Governor Sanwo-Olu said that the theme of the Synod is appropriate because for all, to build a ‘In the Great Lakes, other people want to pray to God, serve, and make as productive as possible for the expansion of the State.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, who began his message of goodwill with chants and thanksgiving to God, said: “After the rude, unforeseen and delicate occasions of COVID – 19 that we have all witnessed in 2020 in early December 2019 in the city. of Wuhan in China, there can be no greater theme for our Synod than “pray, serve, and grow (Romans 12:11 says” not to be delayed in diligence, fervent in spirit, to serve the Lord”).
“We will have to pray to recognize our limitations as human beings because God remains sovereign. He remains the ideal God, he knows everything and is guilty of all the cases that human beings may face.
“Service to the Lord is to serve one another; it’s about loving the other, supporting the other. To serve the Lord is to serve one another in the active ingredients of the paintings of our religion, which without one another, we are all dead as James 2:17 says: “So too religion alone, if it has no paintings, is dead. “
“It is therefore applicable to say that we can truly grow spiritually and in each and every sense when we pray and serve the Lord. As we begin to regain our lives as a Church, state, and nation, the most productive way for us is to rise up and remain resolved in religion and believe that God is with us.
Sanwo-Olu, while emphasized the importance of prayer and service for the expansion of the state of Lagos, said: “For us in Lagos, to build a ‘Great Lakes’, we will have to hold on to God. We’ll have to actually pray. We will have to use God as a contact tool for all of us because of what we experienced in 2020.
“It was said that we would take the bodies off the streets. But thanks to Almighty God, he kept us all with the COVID-19 pandemic. We had less than 2% deaths in Lagos, while statistics had projected that we would have between 10 and 15. “%.
“What we pontifica and hear in the Bible is here with us in today’s reality. COVID-19 has shown us that we will have to pray and that is why we will continue to pray in the State of Lagos. We’ll have to serve anywhere. Whatever we’ve discovered, let’s do it right. Let’s do it for the most productive intentions in the world because we don’t know who’s watching.
“And, of course, we’ll have to grow up. We will have to grow up in the house of God. We’ll have to grow up as a people. We’ll have to grow up as a nation. We want to grow as a denomination. We will have to grow as a diocese”.
Sanwo-Olu praised all frontline staff for their willingness to passionately serve the state in the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Service in the context of the times in which we live and in accordance with the Apostle Paul’s warning to the Romans to serve swiftly and sincerely is illustrated through our frontline fitness staff who have remained faithful to providing selfless service even in the threat to their lives and those of their families” Said.
The Governor also commended the devoted leaders of the State of Lagos, in particular the Diocese of Lagos, for their cooperation in ensuring strict compliance with the State Government’s directive on the COVID 19 pandemic.
Governor Sanwo-Olu said that although more than 18,000 people tested positive for coronavirus infection, the state recorded less than 2% of deaths.
He therefore sympathized and sympathized with the families, congregation, friends, and others of all religions and tribes who lost their loved ones to the pandemic.
In his speech, Bishop Humphrey Olumakaiye, who described Sanwo-Olu as tireless and results-oriented, said the governor approved the structure of the road leading to the diocese’s century-old city and mobilized traders to move to the site.
He also commended Governor Sanwo-Olu for appearing as a leader in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos state and for fulfilling some of his crusade promises in accordance with the “Great Lakes” agenda, which is being implemented in Babajide Sanwo’s TEMAS development program. -Olu administration.
Speaking at the event, the Primate and Metropolitan church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Bishop Henry Ndukuba, who represented through the Bishop of the Diocese of Lagos West, Reverend Olusola Odedeji, wanted the Diocese of Lagos to have a fruitful synod. and also congratulated governor Sanwo-Olu’s management.
Dean Emeritus and outgoing Bishop of the Diocese of Lagos, Mons. Ephraim Ademowo congratulated Bishop Olumakaiye on the wonderful paintings he is making in the diocese, noting that the outgoing bishop has brought the diocese of Lagos to a more wonderful height.