For My house shall be called a House of Prayer for All Nations. Isaiah 56:7b

Our company-wide Interfaith Day of Prayer last week was about the faith of a mustard  seed because we started with the invisible hand of nothing and that which floated on the Spirit and manifested in the savory of the spoken word, and hope. It was about the power of unconditional love even in the unavoidable imperfections of our existence; it was about celebrating the dignity and beauty of faith traditions long established; it was about the character of respect; it was about the abolition of assumption; it was about the ancient roots of compassion—the throwing away of old beliefs and the pressing into of new wisdom; it was about the outpouring of love . . . just love because that is what God is.

It was about understanding that the House of God is His place of worship for all “Nations” (Greek word in Old Testament is ethnos defined as “peoples”) as stated in the book of Isaiah; it was about one vision of faith and the testing of a model that the sanctity of respect and a stream of love could bring faith traditions together–not “watered down” or diminished–but thriving in who we are with assurance and boldness, and a shine for the world to see that there need be no strife, just dialogue, collaboration and a willingness to hear another, and give the essence of time–to listen and to consider anew. It was in this secret beauty of one voice that was, and is perhaps, the best language of love.

I love you all. Dianne

Dianne H. Timmering, Vice President of Spirituality
Signature Consulting Services, LLC