A CHRISTIAN INTER-FAITH PSALM

We are all getting used to a world in which we have to work with people whose faith is different from ours. This is just a little attempt to pray through it.

1. God, why's our life so complicated:

you've made other people so different from me?

2. Yet we've all been seeking you for centuries:

the religious quest has occupied each generation.

3. As Christians call to Jesus for help:

Muslims are calling on Allah and Hindus Om.

4. While Christians try to keep your commandments:

Buddhist monks reverently remember their rules.

5. When Christians discover their faith in history:

Jews keep Bible festivals and Sikhs revere the Gurus.

6. We're divided by common scriptures:

cultures of east and west keep us apart.

7. Help us respect one another's moral struggles:

give us the strength to support each other's prayers.

8. Strengthen our hearts to deepen our own devotions:

may you be our magnet and our wings for flight.