We must endure the trials and "we must carry our country intact to the other side, holding on to each other and trusting in the Lord, not watching the tide, but always paying attention to the shore," said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday at the celebratory service held on the occasion of the transfer of the college in the Kálvin tér Reformed Church.
The prime minister emphasized: where the need is great, help is close, and this was also the case on that terrible day when they walked through the burned-out corridors of the Ráday dormitory. But even then there was hope, because the donation started immediately the day after the tragedy, and in just a few days, several million forints were collected for the works and to help the college students, he recalled.
He said: when you enter the building through the old entrance from Ráday Street, you are greeted by a monumental staircase, on the first round of which there is a group of statues of the heroes of the Reformed faith. "The eyes of our ancestors measure us", he said, including those who are called to lead and protect the country.
According to the prime minister, the goal given by the reformers was "not only the order to remain in the faith, but also to remain Hungarian." That is why there was no question that the state and the government sided with the Hungarian reformers in their troubles, since that is why the government is national. This is more than a duty, rather a repayment, because they have received a lot from the college since it opened its doors, he reminded.
He believed that what happened in the Ráday dormitory benefited the nation. Generations of Reformed ministers left here, they served Hungary with honor, they took with them their faith, knowledge, sense of self and their Hungarian identity, they accepted the difficult test and God worked a miracle through them, he said.
He said that Hungary has again and again gained the strength to start over, renew, and rebuild the country after the destruction. This renewing force, which represents the essence of the Reformed identity, is needed today at least as much as it was after the Second World War or the fall of the communist system, he believed.
Viktor Orbán mentioned war, famine and epidemics among the current trials.
He stated: we must stand up and fight for our rights, "both individually and as a nation". The difficulties are very great now, but where one's strength runs out, "grace always makes up for it," he pointed out.
The Prime Minister emphasized: "No matter how dark the clouds are, how high the waves hit, and how insurmountable the obstacles seem, you just have to listen to the words of the psalmist: trust!"
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