Face to Faith

A coming together of YMCA people who dare to talk about God, faith, religious practice & non religious lifestyles.

A session about understanding the journey of others through faith to non-faith, belief or unbelief, & different faiths…….

It will not be about pursuing any one religious faith – but grappling with some issues which are considered to be vital for our age, our society and our community, and maybe the biggest issue facing the world at the moment is their own journey.

Outcomes:
i. Opening the minds of all individuals present.
ii. Understanding and Empathy with others in relation to their past experiences.
iii. Refreshing our understanding rather than developing opinions.

I attended this short course this afternoon. Absolutely brilliant. Moving.

Stories of growing up in the Ukraine, Nigeria, India, the UK.

Many different and similar views and experiences of faith (often referred to as religion). Lots of surprises, even shocks.

For instance - an account of a female relative sent to Siberia, for 10 years hard labour, for practicing faith in a 1930's Communist regime; or another, a man having to convert from one faith to another in order to get an education; or the teenager forced to leave home because of a choice to practice his faith; others about the hardship of growing up in working class England; of all our daily successes and struggles to find meaning in life, and to practice our faith.

Thank God for the diversity of the rainbow.