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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Catholic Diocese of Chipata Bishop George Lungu has warned that having power or authority without love is catastrophic. Bishop Lungu said this teaching applies in both religious and political circles.<\/p>\n

He said people with power should possess love and self control. In his sermon when ordaining 29 Catholic Deacons at St. Dominic\u2019s Major Seminary in Lusaka at the weekend, Bishop Lungu said loving without self control could be compared to a tornado.<\/p>\n

\u201cSt. Paul says \u2019laying on of my hands, God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power, and love and self control\u2019. Three things, power, love and self control. Keep that sequence, power, love and self control. You people who will be ordained today will be given the power to preach the Word. Don\u2019t apologise to anyone. Preach the Word. There is power to celebrate marriages; there is power to serve at the Lord\u2019s altar,\u201d Bishop Lungu preached.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is power but remember, power without love is catastrophic. Whether in religious circles or political circles power without love is catastrophic. I won\u2019t go into details, reflect. And love without self control my goodness some people compare it with a tornado. Loving without self control, self control anyamata. Without self control ni tornado. What does a tornado do? It leaves a trail of debris and destruction. Power, but power with love is life giving. It is a service in humility. And so you save yourself from having power without love and self control. Remember it will be this constant awareness that it is because the Lord loves you that He set his love upon you and chose you,\u201d Bishop Lungu said.<\/p>\n

He told the new Deacons to be humble and loving while exercising self control. Bishop Lungu said the 29 were ordained not because they are worthy but because of God\u2019s love.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly God\u2019s love will justify your ordination today and so my dear candidate it is not because you were always above average in academic performance, scoring distinctions that the Lord today sets you apart and appoints you to be his minister. No. It is not about distinctions here my dear brothers. It is because the Lord loves you. That He has set his love upon you and he has chosen you, consecrated for mission today. Only love justifies. What a humbling and an exciting experience to all of you who are going to be ordained today as deacon and to all of us who have already been ordained. How can I repay the Lord for his goodness to me? How will I raise the cup of salvation and I will call on the Lord\u2019s name at this altar. My joy will be at the altar raising the voice in praise of God,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Bishop Lungu continued:\u201dAnd therefore, your entire life becomes a thanksgiving hymn, thanking God for his goodness. It is with this treasure buried deep in your heart, humility becomes simply a natural instinct. You don\u2019t have to be forced to be humble. Humility becomes a natural instinct you don\u2019t have to fight because you will realise that you don\u2019t deserve anything except God\u2019s love.\u201d He hailed the ordination of 29 Deacons as relief owing to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic that killed many people including priests.<\/p>\n

\u201c29 young men are soon going to be ordained deacons for the Catholic Church in Zambia. What a wonderful gift from the Lord to our local Church for the services of our brothers and sisters in Zambia and beyond. We have every reason to celebrate this day, offering hymns and prayers in thanksgiving for such a great and wonderful gift from the Lord. Let us therefore rejoice and be glad in him. Tears of joy wiping away sorrow we experienced due to COVID-19 pandemic that brought about so much suffering and death in our midst and so we celebrate this event with a sense of gratitude, deep gratitude to God for his steadfast love for us His people. In other words at the heart of this celebration is God\u2019s love for us,\u201d the Bishop of Chipata said.<\/p>\n

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