There are quite a few things that I have intended to write about over the past few weeks and haven't had the time. One is diversity in Liberia. (Above are photos of a rural mosque and a boy holding a tablet containing verses from the Koran.) It seems to me that most attend one of the many Christian churches on Sunday, but there is a real mix of people here. I have met some who have come here to live from nearby countries like Ghana and Mali and from far away places like the middle east. Many of these people are not Christians. The amount of cooperation between such different groups of people is what interests me. Quite commonly, it appears to me, Christians and Muslims share parts of the same dwellings and work spaces and each makes a meaningful contribution to the well being of the community. Survival seems to be the common goal. I think it is universally true that an attitude of love and humility leads to peace and restoration as, I believe, this is God's way (as demonstrated in Jesus), while arrogance, selfishness, and unforgiveness inevitably lead to destruction. Love and humility are being put into practice here also in the great effort on the part of the Liberian people to reintegrate ex-combatants back into society and to accept them as brothers despite the hurt that many still feel as a result of the war. The attitudes of our hearts in the present do more to shape our future than anything else we may concern ourselves with.
John
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