Geoffrey Obijuru Ibeabuchi, bishop of Umuahia Diocese, Anglican Communion has charged the Knights to be vessels of honour, sweetness and flavour and to resist being portrayed as among people who lack wine in their lives.
Ibeabuchi further implored Knights in the Diocese of Umuahia, to identify and embrace Jesus Christ as the Author and Finisher of their faith.
The Umuahia Anglican Bishop gave the Knights the charge during a one-day rededication service and retreat with the theme ‘Remaining the Good Wine to the End.’
In a sermon at the 2020 rededication held at St Stephens Anglican Cathedral, Umuahia, Abia State, Ibeabuchi admonished Knights, Dames and Ladies in Umuahia Diocese to strive to be “good wine made by our Lord Jesus Christ”.
Taking his Sermon from John, Chapter 2:3, the Bishop who titled it, ‘They have no wine’, charged the Knights in the Diocese to be the water that Jesus turned into the good wine and so be sweet and add value in their environment in order to make Umuahia, Abia and Nigeria a pleasant place for all.
Ibeabuchi, who described wine as a major source of reception and entertainment in Igbo tradition, insisted that Knights must be vessels of honour, sweetness and flavor.
“As Knights, you should be Mary who told Jesus that there was no wine convinced that Jesus would turn water into good wine. You must obey the word of God as Mary charged the disciples to do whatever Jesus directed them to do. You should also emulate Jesus who added value by turning the wedding that was to be a failure into the most successful wedding in the land of Canaan in Galilee,” he said.
UDOKA AGWU, UMUAHIA
