Day 65: Multi Religions Under The Stone Columns

The past hour and forty five minutes I witnessed one of the most beautiful religious moments. Eight local religious groups gathered under one stone roof to sing and give thanks to their own form of the One God. The religious groups included were

• The Congregational Church of Huntington,  
• Gathering of Light Multi-faith Spiritual Fellowship, 
• Huntington Jewish Center,
•  St. John's Episcopal Church, 
• The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, 
• The United Methodist Church in Huntington, 
• Our Lady Queen of Martyrs
•  and hosted by St. Patrick's of Huntington. 

On top of these eight fellowships that joined together, we also experienced "Azan" - A Muslim call to worship, a prayer from the Hindu Tradition, and a prayer from the Baha't Tradition.

What was so astounding to me was the different religious garb's that walked down the cold marble aisle of St. Patrick's Church. My eyes were unused to seeing the bright colors of the Hindu and Baha't Tradition compared with the usually solid green garbs of our priests. Also, the chilling chant of "Azan" echoed easily inside the belly of the church.  The heavily nasal guttural call seemed to wrap around every body that was in that church, calling them to silence and to prayer. Brilliant.

I want to share one final thanksgiving prayer with you all that was at the mass. If you like it, I will be posting one a day starting tomorrow on my Twitter and FB. Feel free to check that out!

"For this fragile planet earth, its times and tides, its sunsets and seasons, we give thanks this day"

One Day is Today.
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