Transforming multi-cultural fears. Building more beneficial beliefs.

French commercial that says it all.  "Look!" exclaims the child.

Isaiah 11:6 reads:

The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.

 Verses 7-9 continue:

The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den. They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.

May we re-build this world now, grounded in Divine Love, correcting one ignorant assumption, or fearful expectation, at a time. 

Muslim Women Vote!

                        Despite threats from the Taliban, 
                         women in Afghanistan lined up 
                     in record numbers to vote last Saturday.

Creating Peace Together - Musically

                        May each of us do what brings us Joy!

Building Bridges, Not Borders

Award-winning Taizhou Bridge in China - still under construction

HOW WE BENEFIT FROM INTERFAITH RELATIONSHIPS? 

Thanks to Merrimack College, their interfaith program, and Prof. Padraic O'Hare for these reflections:

      1.)  Other faiths are not a threat.  We are spiritual companions.

      2.) God dwells in the connecting silence behind our divisive chatter.

      3.)  When I cross your bridge, I am met by your faith's richness.  I find in your tradition and culture things to admire, to emulate, to integrate, and which resonate within my own spiritual experience.

      4.)  We share common ethical commitments.

      5.)  God is greater than religion.

      6.)  The Love of God embraces us all.

      7.)  Studying our sacred texts together we discover our true inner lives!

      8.)  Amidst our individualism beats the common heart of the world.

                            Recommended reading: The Life Of Pi