{"id":72208,"date":"2020-10-23T04:55:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T18:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=72208"},"modified":"2020-10-22T21:47:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T11:47:25","slug":"interfaith-network-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/interfaith-network-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Interfaith Network calls all to have hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Ballarat Interfaith Network exists to build bridges of understanding between people who hold diverse beliefs, religions and cultures.<\/p>\n<p>During the COVID period, their focus has been to continue uniting and supporting different faith communities by encouraging them to share in a collective sense of hope.<\/p>\n<p>Chair of Ballarat Interfaith Network, Margaret Lenan Ellis said members with links to the committee have contributed to a video package, sharing their unique voices to reflect on the last seven months and gaze ahead to the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur video says that we can see we are going to come out of this, it can be turned into a positive, and that we can look within ourselves or to a god that we believe in. All will be well ultimately,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCraig Farrell, the captain of Delacombe Salvation Army, suggested this idea and put the video together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said, at least this way, we can get a message of hope and encouragement out from a multi-faith point of view.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the members speaking in the video is Saint Matthews Anglican Church\u2019s parish priest, Fr Constantine Osuchukwu.<\/p>\n<p>He said COVID-19 has emphasised the world\u2019s \u201cother viruses\u201d like inequality, injustices, and the suffering of vulnerable people including the elderly, casual workers, refugees, the displaced, the homeless and poor.<\/p>\n<p>But he also noted that this period has shown humanity\u2019s goodness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe current global pandemic has exposed the many beautiful things in our world. It\u2019s been wonderful to see families getting together, children spending more time with their parents, people slowing down and enjoying the simple pleasures of life,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all connected. Something that started in Wuhan, has spread throughout the whole world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy message is for all of us to pause and ask, how can I turn this interconnectedness into an interconnectivity of compassion, and learn the lessons of COVID-19 so I can put my love in action as we try to create a whole new world where the common good&#8230; is at the foundation of a new society?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The clip is also an opportunity for the committee to remind Ballarat that the Network has not dissolved or collapsed since the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are still active and engaged in seeing how we can adapt, but because we\u2019re such a small group, we haven\u2019t done things on a grand scale,\u201d Ms Lenan Ellis said.<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/Ballarat-Interfaith-Network-111053757176750\"><strong>facebook.com\/Ballarat-Interfaith-Network-111053757176750<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Ballarat Interfaith Network exists to build bridges of understanding between people who hold diverse beliefs, religions and cultures. 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