On Kaua’i, I am the current president
of the Interfaith Round Table. If you’ve perused my website, you’ll know that I believe that there is One Beloved
Creator who created all of humanity as Its beloved child. I believe my spiritual inclusiveness helps me in this position with
people from the many faiths expressed here. This is our mission statement: ”The Interfaith Roundtable of Kauai exists
as a forum to share information and concerns, to promote respect and understanding, and to build harmony in our shared community
of Kauai.”
We had our monthly meeting and there was some “warm” discussion
on how we wanted express the above, or if we even wanted to keep the same mission statement. I left feeling weary, and questioning
my own relationship with the group. Usually I sit still and ask for guidance, but due to both my team teacher and assistant
teacher being ill, I had to scramble a bit to keep the classroom in order, and the paperwork up. I was weary and afraid I’d
fall asleep meditating, so I decided to catch up on emails that I hadn’t had time to read for 2 days.
A fellow Fellowship Mininster, Francis Sporer of Virginia Beach sent me a website to a You Tube
video of Barbara Streisand singing “One God”. I listened to it, and cried. The music, the words,
the pictures….. Treat yourself and go there. The words are from the Baha’I faith. Use gender
filters if you feel it is necessary, but open your heart wide. Perhaps this is an answer for some of you too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7IXlmoQV-Q
One God
Millions of
stars placed in the skys by One God.
Millions of us lift
up our eyes to One God,
So many children calling to him
by many a different name,
One father Loving each the same.
Many the ways all of us pray to one god.
Many the path winding their way to One god,
Brothers
and sisters there are no strangers
After his work is done.
For your God and my God are one.
So many children calling out loud by many a different name.
One father loving each the same.
Many the ways all
of us pray to one God.
Many the paths winding their way
to One God.
Brothers and sisters there were no strangers
After the world was done.
Our God, yes your God, and My God
ARE ONE!!!!!
