Threaded Wisdom is an opportunity to foster our interfaith relationships through a sharing of prayers, meditations, and practices from diverse faith traditions—a threading together of wisdom that allows for a greater depth of appreciation and understanding of others’ faith traditions.
Each month, we welcome community members to share words and practices that are related to a particular theme. Submissions can be a prayer, an excerpt from a text, a meditation, or an embodied practice.
Submissions don't necessarily have to be from a particular religious figure or tradition. We welcome shares from texts or individuals outside of a spiritual context who have offered inspiration and insight, which could be a philosopher or even a neuroscientist.
Thank you for joining us as we honor each other and ourselves through this threading together of wisdom.
With gratitude,
Wyoming Interfaith Network
JULY'S THEME: PRESENCE
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Katrina, a member of the Bahá’í faith and WIN Board, offered the following:
This quote frames presence as more than attention or stillness. It suggests that presence is relational: a movement toward knowing, being known, and becoming more fully aware of the sacred:
The purpose of God in creating man hath been, and will ever be, to enable him to know his Creator and to attain His Presence. To this most excellent aim, this supreme objective, all the heavenly Books and the divinely-revealed and weighty Scriptures unequivocally bear witness.
Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh p. 70.
Liz, who is a Druid, sent the following:
…As this circle is cast and consecrated, the enchantment of the Apparent World subsides. This is sacred time. This is sacred space. I stand fully present in the Eye of the Sun/by the Light of the Stars, here and now, between past and future, the Earth below me, the Sky above me, the Trees around me. With every breath I take, I breathe love and life into this circle…
Excerpt from the opening of my full ritual form (used for Wheel of the Year ceremonies, initiations, life events, and the like)
Kim shared the following quote by Robert Green Ingersoll:
In the presence of eternity, the mountains are as transient as the clouds.
Next month's theme — Illumination
We want to hear from you! Please feel free to share your words or practices.
Submissions are due by the 15th of each month.
Please use this Google document form to send us your contributions, or email them directly to Kim for inclusion.
