Nigerian pilgrims turned their
pilgrimage into a carnival on Wednesday at the Sea of Galilee in Israel when
they danced to various Nigerian tunes.
Biblical account in the book of Matthew, Chapter
14, says it is on the Sea of Galilee that Jesus walked and told His disciple
Peter to walk up to Him as Christ calmed the ensuing storm.
In his sermon to the pilgrims, Ven. Peter
Ogunmuyiwa, explained that the storm was a metaphor.
He said that Christians should have faith that
Jesus would calm their storms — all their troubles and that of Nigeria.
“Whatever situation is troubling our lives will be
removed; the troubles we are experiencing in Nigeria will be over from
henceforth.
“Our greatest storm in Nigeria is insecurity; we
pray God to expose all causes of trouble and terrorism in Nigeria and arrest
the situation.’’
The pilgrims were shown the boat believed to be
Peter’s fishing boat dug out by archaeologists.
The Sea of Galilee, which is 30 metres deep, is
Israel’s largest fresh water reservoir and that country’s largest source of
drinking water.
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