When I first hatched the idea to have an interfaith class, I had no idea how much I would struggle to prepare. How do I convey the right things to a class of people with varying degrees of knowledge about our sibling Abrahamic traditions? How do I touch on the most important aspects of each faith tradition? How can I do the world's Muslims and Jews justice and honor?
Whew! Ok, deep breath....... step back.
There are a few things I have to acknowledge so that I am not disappointed:
-I have five weeks, an accumulated 7.5 hours.
-There are three Abrahamic traditions.
-The religious culture of these faith traditions spans over 3,000 years.
-I CAN NEVER and WILL NEVER be able to do everything I want in such a short period of time. I can't hold myself to an impossible standard.
God will do God's work - the Spirit will move through the class. And with God's help, I will convey something to someone that is meaningful.
Oh dear God, I hope so.
And so, this blog will be a resource for the class to use between class meetings to cover all those little things that didn't get said during the class.
I'm very excited about the class.
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