Sharing Traditions

This evening, despite not being Jewish, I enjoyed a wonderful and spirit-filled Passover dinner with a few members of my family who aren't Jewish either. Together, we appreciated the symbols of the Passover dinner, applying them to our own faith to gain another layer of meaning from many of them. I hope this isn't worrying to any Jewish person reading this. I'd like to think that we can all borrow from each others' customs and traditions, so we can each learn from each other, so long as we do it respectfully.

I don't think a person necessarily has to be a member of a particular religion to appreciate and gain from the customs and traditions from that religion. A person doesn't have to be Christian to learn from Christian symbols. A person doesn't have to be Buddhist to gain from Buddhist teachings. And I certainly didn't have to be Jewish to enjoy and appreciate a meal that was probably pretty close to a traditional Passover meal.

I believe that each religion has something in it from which other religions can learn. There is light and truth and goodness in just about everything. We just need to be willing to share what light and goodness we have with each other, and to appreciate the light and truth others have, so we can all benefit from each other, so each of us can grow in light.