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Light for Everyone
The sun is low in the sky and the night-time gloom is deeper as the earth finishes its northern tilt away from the Sun. The light is golden and lovely when it shines through. It shines upon all of us no matter what wisdom tradition we are shaped by. It shines on us in whatever…
Read MoreWinter Newsletter
Click HERE to read our Winter 2021 newsletter. A message from our Executive Director and thoughts on new priorities for multi-faith peacemaking by Michael Ramos, Director of the Church Council of Greater Seattle. Please consider making a contribution to our end-of-year fund drive. Donors receive the printed version of our biannual newsletter. DONATE HERE
Read MoreA Better World for My Grandkids
I want my grandkids to live in a world where we aren’t afraid of each other. Doing interfaith work is one way to help that happen.
Read MoreA Moment of Gratitude and Courage
When we can prepare ourselves through prayer, meditation, conversation with friends, clergy, or therapists to engage our family with courage and gratitude we can invite them to recognize our deepest need: the need for a family that will stick by us. As they sense this need is met they have the possibility to relax. Then in a more calm state we can talk about our shared values and how we differ on some.
Read MorePractically Symbolic
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”3.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” global_colors_info=”{}”] On Sunday I was with the people of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Snohomish. Like so many congregations, they are working to support refugees from Afghanistan. On the face of it this support…
Read MoreA Day of Solidarity In Tacoma
In the last six years I have also learned that when people get off the sidelines and stand together with those impacted by violence, the cycle of violence can be interrupted. On Sunday people of all wisdom traditions stood with one another to uphold the human dignity of all and our aspirational constitutional value of freedom to pray or not pray as we wish.
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