Jews, Christians, and Muslims working together

Every little bit helps

November 2, 2008

The past month I’ve been struggling to find something meaty and exciting and world-changing to discuss, but then I realised one cool evening at an Art exhibition that the battle for tolerance and understanding is won in the little things. The Irfanspace Art Show (which i hope Mark will report more about) attracted a wide range of people, and I was excited to rub shoulders with various Muslims, Jews and Christians who also appreciated the art. As one speaker said in opening the show, we may not understand each other theologically, but we can all appreciate the art together, which builds a deep bridge. Deeper than theology there’s relationships. And when the temptation arises to caricature the “other”, then relationships sustain the truth and keep us together.

Every little bit of action helps build the density of the interfaith relationship web. The next few months there’s various inter-faith conferences and events which i hope to go to. At first I was feeling a little tired at the thought, but now I have new energy. Who knows who I’ll meet there. Who knows what relationship webs will form under the hand of the Creator and Sustainer of all. I think I’ll just have to put more energy into meeting people even when I’m tired! Every little bit helps.

Fr. John D’Alton

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