Christchurch memorial service

Representatives of the Muslim Community

Representatives of the Baha'i Community

The Christchurch memorial service held today was so touching.It was attended by thousands of people, Prince William, the NZ Prime Minister, many NZ artists, the people of Christchurch and friends from all over New Zealand.

If you have missed it or want to see it again go here

There were representatives of different Faith communities saying a prayer for the people of Christchurch and the people of Japan.

Representatives of a Christian Community

The Pictures are in no particular order! Their order was entirely determined by the way the blog wants to place them! I struggled with making them neat and orderly! Sorry! They are all courtesy of the NZ TV-one on demand. (I got them from there that is! :) )

Representatives of the Buddhist Community

Representatives of the Hindi Community

The people of Christichurch

Representatives of the Jewish Community

Invitation is Ready!!!

After a few days of fiddling around with the idea I feel that the brochure explaning the project is ready to publish and distribute!

I want to share it with you. What do you think? Wanna use it in your neighbourhood?Want to learn how to host an Inter-Faith Devotional meeting or just a Devotional Meeting? HAPPY TO HELP!!!  Ask :)

Remover of difficulties -prayer in Tamil

This is the prayer "Remover of difficulties" relieved by The Bab in Tamil, a south Indian language.

Here is the prayer in English:

Remover of difficulties

Is there any Remover of difficulties save God?  Say: Praised be God!  He is God!  All are His servants, and all abide by His bidding! The Báb

This is Faith

A talk with a dear friend this morning about the idea of neighbourhood inter-faith devtions reminded me of this song of Elika Mahony with words by Amatul Baha.

What is left when in time of adversity such as the one in Japan and New Zealand recently, the world we have spent  building all our life vanishes before we blink an eye?

What keeps us going? Where our strength to GO comes from? How and why do we start our life anew?! How do we get the energy to cope now, imagine, work to create a new reality?


Money is GREAT and needed for reconstruction but if we do not have Faith, we have nothing...

Enjoy the song and read the beautiful lyrics of the poem below. Then join us in person or remotely on the 22 of March  (email for details) in Supplicating the All-Mighty to give all those affected by calamities Faith, courage and strength to go on...

"This is Faith"

THIS IS FAITH
To walk where there is no path

the earth has seriously been shaken!

 

It is unreal to watch yet another earth quake coupled with a Tsunami that is destroying Tokyo. 8.9.

It is the 5^th ever recorded in Japan.

US, Hawaii, South America, Australia, NZ, Pacific Islands are all issued a Tsunami warnings...

 

Towns are being swept away right before our very eyes here on TV...

 

Our prayers are oh so needed!!!

 

 

next steps...

a walk trough the beautiful neighborhood of Pahurehure

Long term goal: A monthly devotional meeting for the neighbourhood opened to people from all races, nationalities, creeds and faiths.


Short term goal: First Inter-Faith devotional meeting to be held on the 22d of March 2011, 7:30pm and is to be dedicated to the people of Christchurch and their families. May God give them strength to overcome this adversity and come out as a stronger and better human-beings .
Date if next meetings to be decided at the first one and themes will vary depending on the needs of the day.

Steps to take:

an idea

Yet another idea inspired me today.....in the shower!!!

I took it seriously, as many of the ideas that land on me from...somewhere...I feel inspired!

All of us here in New Zealand have been feeling the pain of our fellow kiwis in Christchurch....there isn't a time I say this that my eyes do not go watery...the pain they are going trough is unimaginable for me...and God forbid you and I experience it one day...

The way they are going trough this days is heroic and admirable.

People are displaying care, love, concern, solidarity, unity, detachment and so many other virtues to a level they never knew they are capable of...

Since the disaster it has constantly been on my mind what is it that we can do as a neighborhood to ease the pain of those affected?