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World Congress of Faiths Conference 1993
At Ammerdown, Nr. Radstock, Bath
20 November 1993
The service is in four parts
Thanksgiving
Penitence for
prejudice between religions
indifference to suffering
abuse of nature
The strength our Faiths offer
Our hope
Leader
During this year many people have learned to rejoice at the variety of religions and the enrichment that others bring to our own lives.
Litany
Reader /
Thank you and praise you for our Muslim brothers and sisters, for their commitment in prayer and faithfulness in worship.
Thank you and praise you for our Sikh sisters and brothers, for their warm hospitality and public witness to their faith.
Thank you and praise you for our Baha'i brothers and sisters, for their genuine openness and overriding desire for unity.
Thank you and praise you for our Buddhist sisters and brothers, for their peace and relinquishing of self.
Thank you and praise you for our Christian brothers and sisters, for their message of love and their practice of forgiveness.
Thank you and praise you for our Jewish sisters and brothers, for their enriching symbols of worship and their cherishing of tradition.
Thank you and praise you for our Hindu brothers and sisters, for their open-hearted acceptance of others and kindly disposition towards those of other faiths,
Thank you and praise you for our Jain sisters and brothers, for their deep respect for life and practice of nonviolence.
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