IT IS TRUE THAT THE WORLD HAS HAD TO FACE DARK TIMES THIS YEAR, BUT THE GOSPEL OF JOHN CONTAINS A VERSE OF GREAT HOPE: “THE LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS, AND THE DARKNESS HAS NOT STOPPED IT”. ALTHOUGH HE WAS DISPLACED AND PERSECUTED THROUGHOUT HIS SHORT LIFE, CHRIST’S UNCHANGING MESSAGE WAS NOT ONE OF REVENGE OR VIOLENCE, BUT SIMPLY THAT WE MUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER. “(CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2015)