What are some of the challenges and rewards of interreligious dialogue?
Ecumenical and interfaith work is challenging, enriching, and deepens ones own appreciation of the work of the Holy Spirit at large in the world. Some of the challenges and rewards: ● To keep pace with one’s own church and be anchored in it Constant interaction with members of other churches or religions requires a certain security that comes from being rooted in the soil of one’s one faith. Churches give guidelines to provide their members with some security and direction. But then we are called to live and walk in the Spirit, to take initiatives, to go out towards others, to invite them into our homes, to listen to them, to work and pray with them if possible, to rejoice and suffer with them, to become their friends. ● To be patient with one’s own church and with one’s partners in dialogue Healing the wounds of centuries is a long process.
