25/12/2025
Office of the Bishop, Lutheran Church in Liberia
December 25, 2025
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
Grace, mercy, and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
At this blessed season of Christmas, we join the angels of old in proclaiming the Good News announced on that holy night, as recorded in Luke 2:10–12, 14:
“Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord.”
Beloved sisters and brothers in Christ, at Christmas, the Good News dispels our fears. Fear breaks relationships, weakens communities, and stagnates progress. Fear binds the human spirit and clouds our vision with uncertainty and despair. Yet, the birth of Jesus Christ breaks the power of fear that holds us in bo***ge and frees us from every illusion that robs us of hope.
The angel’s message, “Do not be afraid,” is not merely a comforting word; it is a divine declaration. In the coming of Christ, God enters our human condition and assures us that we are not abandoned.
The Savior is born—not to frighten the world, but to redeem it; not to condemn, but to restore; not to divide, but to reconcile.
For us in the Lutheran Church in Liberia, this Good News renews our joy and rekindles our hope.
As a church and as a people, our fears are dispelled when we hear again the angelic proclamation that great joy has come for all people.
In Christ, we are called to live courageously, to love generously, and to serve faithfully, trusting that God is at work among us and through us.
As we celebrate the birth of our Lord, may His peace reign in your hearts, His love guides your relationships, and His hope inspires our common life as the people of God.
On behalf of the leadership of the Lutheran Church in Liberia, I extend to you and your families my warmest Christmas greetings.
Merry Christmas and a Happy, Peaceful, and Prosperous New Year.
Yours in Christ,
The Rt. Rev. Dr. G. Victor Padmore
Bishop
Lutheran Church in Liberia