COMMON CAUSE
The more things in this world seem to slide out of control
The more we need every person
Of every faith tradition
To stand together to hold the centre of love.
Now is not the time to hang our heads in despair
But rather to raise our expectation
Of what a united community can do
When it has the will to do it.
Across all lines of imagined division
Against all odds of reaction
We extend our hands and hearts
To every person on Mother Earth
Who will join in the struggle
For peace reconciliation and justice
Faith is not a sign of our difference
But a clear call to our common cause.
Steven Charleston (Indigenous American retired bishop) Spirit Wheel
Peace vigil South Beach
The ultimate place of peace an unity, the Eucharist