He justified his patriarchate by reminding the assembly that the Church is not a political entity, but a living body. By enduring the fire, by answering the accusations with evidence of reform, and by positioning himself as the mediator between the volatile temporal world and the eternal mystery of the divine, Abune Mathias I secured his place. He remained on the throne not by the grace of men, but by convincing the Church that his presence was the only thing preventing the collapse of the oldest pillar of the Ethiopian spirit.
The incense settled. The storm outside continued to rage, but within the house of God, the path forward—though narrow and steep—had been reclaimed through the relentless, exhausting act of justification.
PEACE.
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