Peace
Recently I attended a Peace Vigil for the Peoples of the Middle East which was presented by the Surrey Interfaith Council. I was delivering a message from our rector who is a Palestinian Christian and not able to attend as he was away. We learned from a handout that the "The Golden Rule" is the same no matter what religion you practice: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." or: "Do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you." and multiple other versions of the same admonition from all over the world, from every religion. It was a simple yet profound reminder that we are all one. After the welcome, a Muslim boy gave the call to prayer, a Muslim prayer was translated, I shared Father Joe's message and prayer and a Hebrew prayer was offered up by our facilitator. We were encouraged to breathe deeply, to feel our feelings, to take responsibility for them and if we wanted to, to share them. We then heard stories of inten...