Walking toward a better world

Bishop Wolf is among several religious leaders of many faiths participating in an upcoming Faith Walk for Charity in Bristol. The whole idea sprang from the outreach committee at St. Michael's, Bristol.

From a column in today's Projo:

Things could get out of hand at Colt State Park in Bristol next weekend. You might want to be there.

Consider the possibilities. There in the park, a Baptist could talk to a Catholic, a Jew to a Muslim, an Episcopalian to a Methodist. Or, possibly, a Baptist, a Catholic, a Jew, a Muslim, an Episcopalian and a Methodist could all talk to each other at the same time. Kids could get involved.

When it’s all over, there’s just no telling what kind of spontaneous, thoughtful connections might be made. Bring all these people, all these faiths, together in the park and there’s a very good chance that they’ll leave with some new thoughts on some very old questions.

The organizers of the event even go so far as to suggest that what’s common about different religions is more important than what’s different.

One thing’s for sure. This walk in the park on Oct. 15 is going to help some people. It’s going to raise at least $20,000 for Crossroads Rhode Island for its services to the homeless. Half of that is a matching grant from Alan Shawn Feinstein who calls the idea of helping the needy by people of all faiths walking together “my ideal.”

Support the walk, by walking, by donating, by praying. However you do it, please support the walk. Visit the website to learn more and to get involved.