Cardinal John TONG’s Christmas Message 2014 Christmas is the time to celebrate the birth of Christ. Like most of us, Jesus was born in a very ordinary family. Of course, this ordinary family is not so ordinary, after all. This reminds us of the importance of our ordinary families. Family is the very basic element which forms society. Hong Kong is our home, home to so many ordinary families. For the past year, our home has experienced a brief period of unrest. We were not able to feel much peace in our hearts. Christmas is a time for us to take a break and think. We may have to strengthen our family relationships and reconsider our role and position in society. Hong Kong has always been an accommodating society. We accept different opinions, different voices and different ways to express different voices. Recently, due to various social issues, our Hong Kong, our home, has been torn apart to a certain extent. We can see conflicts and disagreements in the family, in schools, in the office, in various institutions and among friends. For the future of Hong Kong, all those issues have to be resolved, one way or another. As followers of Jesus Christ, we have the responsibility to acknowledge those issues and promote reconciliation in our daily lives in the name of Jesus. We are also obliged to try our best to create a better Hong Kong for the younger generation. May this Christmas Season bring peace and joy to our families, and may the Christ Child help us to work together to raise happy families and to build a free and democratic Hong Kong. May God bestow His peace upon all of us! God bless you!
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 05:21:51 +0000