AAP General News (Australia)
12-24-2008
FED: Share the gift of Christmas: Jensen, Garner
Sydney's Anglican Archbishop is urging Australians to work less and do more to strengthen
their personal relationships in tough times.
In his Christmas message .. Archbishop PETER JENSEN warned that casual and transient
relationships .. personal independence and frantic work practices .. have left people
ill-equipped to deal with some of the tough times ahead.
Archbishop JENSEN says the challenge to our whole community is to turn back to God
and then act like a family.
Wesley Mission CEO KEITH GARNER has echoed the statements in his own Christmas message
.. saying social isolation is on the rise from city streets to rural communities.
Reverend GARNER says visiting an elderly person will make them feel affirmed and connected
during Christmas.
He says that gift will outlive the vagaries of the stock market and the the world economy.
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KEYWORD: XMAS MESSAGE (SYDNEY)
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