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Sharing faiths (Vol 1 No 101)

All of humanity, now and for ever

Glows with the beauty we’re favoured to share;

Each race and culture, unknown or familiar,

Brings with it treasures both complex and rare.

Stories and liturgies, sacred and holy

Tell of the cosmos, of virtue and life;

Some tell of evil, of hell and of glory;

Guiding the faithful through conflict and strife.

Peace and equality, freedom and justice,

We would confirm these as values we hold.

Sharing our faiths with discretion and with frankness;

Open to learn so new truth may unfold.

We must repudiate all of the conflicts

Caused in the name of some pious intent;

Let us denounce and dismiss hateful edicts;

Let love abound.  For the past we repent!

With deep sincerity, honour all goodness,

Kindness and courage, all mercy and grace,

Patience and loyalty, both love and forgiveness;

Found in each culture and found in each race. 

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