What If
What if there was a place where we could practice
respecting religious differences while honoring sameness?
Perhaps then we could...
recognize the face of our brother and sister
beyond color, dress or language.
What if there was a place where we could practice
celebrating each person's unique expression of the Divine
while honoring our common heartbeat?
Perhaps then we could...
understand that each of us has a role to play ~ a gift to offer.
What if there was a place where we could practice
engaging the difficult issues while
together forging new Pathways to peace?
Perhaps then we could...
begin to build a world family and learn to love our neighbor as our self.
Rev. Stephanie Rutt, 2005
What if there was a place where we could practice
respecting religious differences while honoring sameness?
Perhaps then we could...
recognize the face of our brother and sister
beyond color, dress or language.
What if there was a place where we could practice
celebrating each person's unique expression of the Divine
while honoring our common heartbeat?
Perhaps then we could...
understand that each of us has a role to play ~ a gift to offer.
What if there was a place where we could practice
engaging the difficult issues while
together forging new Pathways to peace?
Perhaps then we could...
begin to build a world family and learn to love our neighbor as our self.
Rev. Stephanie Rutt, 2005
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This poem was the inspiration for the creation of the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple. It landed in my heart as an expression of its vision. It has guided us ever since.
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