LEADER: We are a garden:
ALL: A community of many different varieties growing
together,
we need water, sun, and soil.
We have one source.
We live alongside one another, respecting one another,
maintaining our identities,
like an iris and a carnation.
LEADER: We come together:
ALL: To discover we have a common language:
our children.
our families.
LEADER: We seek:
ALL: To know one another.
LEADER: We need:
ALL: To build on these experiences of community,
to be full of care for people of all faiths.
We believe in our children being friends with other children
who may not look like them, who may hold different
beliefs, who have different backgrounds.
We believe the barriers are in our minds; justice, peace, and
understanding will ultimately prevail.
We believe we share a common origin as human beings; we
are children of the same creator.
We believe in the dignity and worth of all human beings.
We know the world is big enough for all of us.