In his wisdom, Solomon asked Hiram of Tyre to build a house for the name of God, a sanctuary for all eternity
Vgl. Sir. 47, 13
. And Hiram, whom I mentioned at my arrival, sent wood taken from the cedars of Lebanon
Vgl. 1 Kon. 5, 22
. Cedar furnishings adorned the interior of the Temple, with garlands of sculpted flowers
Vgl. 1 Kon. 6, 18
. Lebanon was present in the sanctuary of God. May the Lebanon of today, and her inhabitants, also dwell in the sanctuary of God! May Lebanon continue to be a place where men and women can live in harmony and peace with each other, in order to give the world not only a witness to the presence of God, the primary theme of this past
Synod, but also a witness to the communion between people, the second theme of the
Synod, whatever their political, social, or religious standpoint.