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Contributed by Andra Baylus, Regional Director of the Meher Baba Spiritual Community The First Amendment creates the very space upon which Tysons Interfaith and other interfaith organizations function as we go about the business of interfaith bridge building to create opportunities for spiritual connection, learn about different faith traditions and serve others who are part […]

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Trish Hall, Center for Spiritual Living Metro. 2025 is going to be an awesome year!  You know how I know that it is and will be, is because we are going to make it so!  As Divine Beings expressing as human, we are powerful beyond measure.  We have spiritual practices at […]

Contributed by Andra Baylus, Regional Director of the Meher Baba Spiritual Community The important Hindu festival of Dattatreya Jayanti is celebrated on the Full Moon Night (Purnamasi) of the Margashirsha (Agrahayana) month. It is also known as Datta Jayanti. In 2024, it fell on December 14th. Shri Datta Jayanti was the day Lord Dattatreya was […]

Contributed by Susan Posey, Redeemer Lutheran, McLean Like many Americans, I was very invested in the Presidential election.  I felt that the stakes were very high.  People in my family and some life-long friends did not support the candidate I did.  I struggled to wrap my head around this.  How could these good people, with […]

The following is a synopsis of “A Time To Heal,” an article prepared for Pathways Magazine by Rev. Dr. Trish Hall, Center for Spiritual Living Metro. It’s time to be gentle with ourselves and others.  We have demonstrated resilience coming through the pandemic and the election year.  We barely recovered from one cataclysmic siege before […]

Contributed by Andra Baylus, Regional Director of the Meher Baba Spiritual Community A PRAYER FOR THE WORLD Let the rain come and wash awaythe ancient grudges, the bitter hatredsheld and nurtured over generations.Let the rain wash away the memoryof the hurt, the neglect.Then let the sun come out andfill the sky with rainbows.Let the warmth […]

Contributed by:  Lois Herr — First Church of Christ, Scientist, McLean Many people set aside time in their day for prayer, reflection, or meditation. As a Christian Science practitioner, I often find inspiration in daily audio reflections, called the Daily Lift, and presented by members of our church. A recent timely Daily Lift by Nhung McLeland […]

Contributed by Yerusalem Work May your children be the coolness of your eyes! This Arabic expression qurrata a’yun (قُرَّ‌ةَ أَعْيُنٍ) conveys a message of love and joy. It refers to tears that flow from a sense of comfort after having achieved refuge.  Quran 25:74 includes a prayer that Allah makes our spouses and children the […]

Contributed by Rev. Dr. Trish Hall, Center for Spiritual Living, Metro As the daily news bombards us with images of war and natural disasters, and anxiety attendant to the upcoming Presidential election swirls around us, I invite you to take a moment to consider the following blessing that I shared at a recent interfaith gathering.  […]

Contributed by Stephen Wickman, St. Thomas Episcopal As much as some might disparage public broadcasting, the BBC provides a wonderful service allowing members of the British faith community to share their thoughts. I was reminded of this over the weekend when the BBC “Thought For the Day” covered the latest developments in what some call […]