Today (25th) is Christmas, commemorated with devotion and splendour by Christians all over the world. The JVP wishes Sri Lankan Christian devotees as well as Christians all over the world a Merry Christmas.
Christmas, the day Jesus Christ was born, is known as the day the message of peace was brought to this Earth. Sri Lankans who live in a country where blood flowed in a cruel war for 30 years need not be told the value of peace. His philosophy that teaches people to deal with their neighbours with love and fraternity instead of wielding arms is a valuable message for us today.
The most valuable example of Jesus Christ’s life was that He stood up for the downtrodden, for justice and fairness. He took the side of justice and fairness against atrocious rulers; struggled and sacrificed His life for the truth and the liberation of the people all over the world. This is why He is so sacred.
We need today people who have embraced and follow His example. Like Jesus Christ had then, we too have a struggle against the anti-peoples, vicious regime that has become a burden for Sri Lanka. Jesus Christ, who did not betray His vision even when He was crucified by the vicious rulers, emphasizes to us that the struggle for the emancipation of the masses should not be abandoned but we should have the confidence to achieve it.
Christmas 2016 falls at the threshold of a New Year that accumulates new resolves to make the future an auspicious one. Christians in Sri Lanka should resolve to pave the victory path that would lead them to a peaceful and united society where everyone treats the others with compassion and love. We call upon Sri Lankan Christian devotees to make this Christmas the day they change their lives.
Anura Dissanayaka
Leader,
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.
25.12.2016