The shepherd in a letter to political officials: Put the interests of the country and the whole people above all considerations

The Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al -Raei presided over the 14th of the Pentecost in the Patriarchate Church in Al -Diman, assisted by the Bishop Joseph Al -Nafah and Elias Nassar and the values ​​of the Patriarchate Al -Khoury Tony Al -Agha and Fadi Fadi Tabet and the fathers Kamilio Makhail and Hadi Daw, in the presence of a crowd of believers.
After reciting the Holy Gospel, the shepherd gave a sermon entitled: “Hearing the word of God in the Bible, and working accordingly, is the duty of my life for every human being, especially for every political and administrative official in public affairs. Civil officials are invited to return to“ one ”basis, which is commitment and work for the sake The general good before the special interests.- The construction of an internal national unity above the divisions, and the struggle for influence. Building confidence in the national economy.- To the citizens: to stand up in their land, the basis of their identity and history. Thursdays and turmoil on the one hand, and the need for stability on the basics on the other hand. Lebanon today is similar to that of Ya: “An open house for God, but heavy in daily concerns, indulged in economic, social and political crises. Our homeland needs “Mary” sitting at the feet of God to hear his voice, and to “Marta” that serve with sincerity and sincerity, that is, a spiritual leadership that reminds the basic, and to officials working with a living conscience. But work without listening to the words of God turns into turmoil, and listening without work turns into a failure. We need the two together. This is the “best share” that is not permissible to extract from us, and which if we lost it will not help us anything else. ”The shepherd concluded:“ Let us reach, brothers and sisters, for the sake of our homeland Lebanon so that God inspires his sons, leaders and people to improve the balance between listening to the words of God and work according to it, and between contemplation and service. Let us reach in order for our anxiety and turmoil to turn into confidence and hope, so we discover again that “the need for one” is God who alone brings us our lost peace. He has glory and praise now and forever, Amen.