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But the mission would begin there: stepping into every Armenian home, speaking to every Armenian soul; crossing every threshold along the frontier to listen to each person who both defends and sustains life at the border.
This, I believe, is the essence of true service. In this, we could all take inspiration from the approach of Lebanons Maronite Patriarch Mar Bshara Boutros Al Rahi, whose presence among his people carries the power of unity and reassurance. Such an act, in the case of my own dream, would be nothing less than vital.
Do you have that dream too?
After so many turbulent and “complicated” developments, I find myself longing for something simple yet profound. My dream is this: that our two Catholicoses, hand in hand, would journey to the borderlands of Armenia—to stand among the villages that guard our nation’s very breath, and to meet the men, women, and children whose lives are woven into the safety of our homeland.
These people are the quiet sentinels of our borders. Alongside the Armenian Army, they keep watch with the same devotion, readiness, and love for the motherland as our soldiers in uniform.
I call it a dream because, in these times, it has become a rare and difficult endeavor. Obstacles—some justified, others exaggerated , and some entirely needless—have kept our two spiritual leaders from standing side by side in such a mission.
But the mission would begin there: stepping into every Armenian home, speaking to every Armenian soul; crossing every threshold along the frontier to listen to each person who both defends and sustains life at the border.
This, I believe, is the essence of true service. In this, we could all take inspiration from the approach of Lebanons Maronite Patriarch Mar Bshara Boutros Al Rahi, whose presence among his people carries the power of unity and reassurance. Such an act, in the case of my own dream, would be nothing less than vital.
What I offer here is not a sermon, nor a political statement—merely a wish, a thought, a hope. Amid all the “strategies” and “programs” of our day, it is a pure and good intention. And so, I have given it a name: Dream.
Sako Arian
