Prishtina, 19 October 2025
This spirit of joy is an inspiration — thank you. These fruits, vegetables, bread, and flowers, besides being a thanksgiving for abundance, are also the dream of every student of the Faculty of Arts, so thank you, Pajtim.
Dear Mr. Artur Krasniqi, Pastor of the Evangelical Protestant Church,
Dear hosts, believers, and citizens,
Brothers and sisters,
It is a pleasure to be with you today at this midday gathering for the celebration of Thanksgiving.
Gratitude is a reminder of work, care, and community — the things that keep us close to one another. It teaches us to look not only beyond ourselves but also above ourselves — to find ourselves again in the other, with empathy and sympathy, and to appreciate the good that is done every day, often silently, but always with dedication.
Thank you for the work you do for the community, for helping those in need, and for your active engagement in the life of the city. This fellowship shows that faith does not stand apart from public life but helps it to be more humane and more just.
In Kosovo, religious pluralism is a treasure, as it means coexistence and cooperation. This day is proof that beyond differences, what unites us is the will to do good and to care for one another.
Just as religious communities have a duty to serve, so does the Government. From Latin, the word minister means “servant,” meaning that a deputy minister is a deputy servant, and the prime minister is the chief servant.
Faced with daily challenges — such as poverty and inequality, injustice and the need to improve living conditions — each of us carries a share of the common responsibility.
The Government must always and everywhere listen, understand, and act with integrity, viewing service to citizens as the essence of public work. And when faith communities and public institutions are guided by the same principle — care for the human being — then we build a society that is more just, more solidary, and stronger.
Thank you for the invitation, for the hospitality, and for the example you set every day.
Happy Thanksgiving!
