The Christmas, which marks the birth of Jesus Christ provides a strong foundation for a society that values human dignity and humanity. The Teachings of Jesus Christ contains a vision to look at the world realistically with love, kindness, and mercy.
The Christmas is an occasion for a new beginning towards creating economically prosperous Sri Lanka that is abundant with harvest and conflicts are resolved by eliminating hatred and cruelty in accordance with the teachings of Jesus, who professed the wonderful lesson of sharing kindness to entire human race, animals, and even the environment.
I wish everybody a joyful Christmas in which we abide by the wonderful lessons of peace, harmony and equality, while refraining from animosities, petty squabbles or differentiating between the poor and the rich or due to gender, caste or social status.
Dinesh Gunawardena (M.P.)
Prime Minister
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
25 December 2023