"Dreidel, Dreidel, I Made it Out of Clay"
(Image Credit: S. E. Jihad Levine, Copyright 2011-2012, All Rights Reserved)
Wherever you are today, whatever you are doing … as you celebrate, please remember to pray for those who are observing their traditions in “locked” places.
“Merry Christmas, Shani!”’ Paul flashed a wide smile at me and bobbed his head up and down, making his dirty blonde dreadlocks bounce enthusiastically.
“I don’t celebrate that holiday,” I said tightly, nervously fingering the top button of my buttoned-up oxford shirt .
There were two things wrong with this little scenario, far as I was concerned. One, he mentioned that holiday that was part of a foreign religion. Two, he was a guy, I was a girl and we shouldn’t have been talking. About anything. Period. READ MORE …
I struggled to read to the end of this post, but it reminds me of how important it is for me as a chaplain to minister to people of all faiths (and of no particular faith) – without ASSUMPTIONS.
May we serve those locked-in in ways that respect their dignity, their humanity and their faith traditions. May we meet THEIR needs.
Why did you struggle to read to the end of the article, Tom?