All in Good Faith

SR No.: 007007
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jean Potter, Marcus Braybrooke
Publisher: World Congress of Faiths
Total Pages: 178
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 6 MB

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All in Good Faith
REFLECTION
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
George Hinger, for Martha Kilgour
What a amazing paradox it is to realise that what happens to a remote area of a country like Brazil can have an effect upon the entire world. Such a fact hints at a deeper, spiritual truth: our prayers, no matter how remote they may seem from the mainstream of busy lives, have the power to uplift and transform the hearts of men and women all over the world.
- Christian Science Sentinel, May 14, 1990.
READINGS FROM RELIGIOUS TEXTS
BUDDHIST
Sharpa Tulku [translated from Tibetan]
May there abound in all directions Gardens of wish-fulfilling trees Filled with the sweet sound of Wisdom Proclaimed by the Holy Beings.
And may the earth everywhere be pure, Smooth and devoid of rough terrains, Level like the palm of the hand, And of the nature of lapis lazuli.
For as long as space endures, And for as long as living beings remain, Until then may I too abide to dispel the misery of the world.
Shantideva: Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, 10: 34.35.55
SILENT MEDITATION
Introduced by Polly Wood
Afterwards, individuals may feel moved to say something to the
Five minutes of silence. congregation.
PRAYER OF RECONCILIATION
[READ IN UNISON) [CONGREGATION REMAIN SEATED)
We humbly acknowledge that the integrity of Creation has been disrupted by the ways we have chosen to live. We have been more concerned with our private happiness than with the well-being of the larger community of life. In this we have been short-sighted, ignoring the teachings of science. In this we have been hard-hearted, not caring about the suffering of our fellow human beings and other life forms and forgetting the needs of future generations. We have become confused about the moral values which should guide our lives; we have lost our spiritual center.
We pledge ourselves to overcome our ignorance, to discipline our careless desires, and to purge our hearts of hatred in obedience to the spirit of truth, goodness, and peace.
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