FACETS OF THE ONE: Interfaith Devotions on the Oneness of God and His Messengers

We are living in a confusing and unsettled time. The noise is loud, the divisions are deep, and it’s easy to feel that the common ground we once shared is slipping away.

When we go to the sacred writings, we find passages like the one that opens the Bible: "And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.” (Genesis 1:3) God speaks, and light appears. From that moment on, creation’s harmony depends on listening to His Word.

Out of a desire to respond to that call in a simple, concrete way came the idea for FACETS OF ONE: Devotions on the Oneness of God and His Messengers. We’ll meet once a week to:

● Read short passages from the sacred writings of the world's religions—reminders that throughout history, in every culture, men and women have reached toward the one true God,
● Sit quietly for a few minutes in God’s presence,
● Share (briefly) what we are hearing,
● And pray—for ourselves, for our families and communities, and for our wider civilization.

This is not a debating space. You will not be asked to change your convictions. Rather, it is meant to be a time of prayer during which we

● Seek God’s light together,
● Learn to delight in God's Word,
● Taste the “gift of unity"
● And ask, very simply, how we can humble ourselves, pray, seek God's face, and turn from whatever in us that is not aligned with the will of the Divine.

Each gathering will last about an hour and 15 minutes and follow a simple pattern:

1. Opening with a short reading (for example, from the Bible, the Baha'i Writings, the Bhagavad Gita, or the Quran) and a brief prayer asking God to speak and to shine His light into our hearts.

2. We’ll read aloud the week’s devotional selections in a printed program (as we use at Meaningful Conversations) -- texts that echo spiritual themes about God’s oneness, justice, mercy, humility, and obedience -- from the sacred writings of the world's religions and indigenous traditions. We will let these stand side by side as testimony that God has never left us alone.

3. Then a few minutes of quiet reflection to let a word or phrase settle in our hearts.

4. Then a chance for gentle sharing, briefly, around questions like:
○ What did you hear about who God is?
○ What did you hear about what God desires from us?
○ Did anything speak to your own life, family, community, or to what you see happening around us?

5. No one will be required to speak, and this is not a space for arguing points; it’s a space for listening.

6. We close by praying for one another and for our communities.

We hope you will join us for this experience. Our meeting location will be determined by the number of participants and where they reside.