CELEBRATING DIVERSITY

Visualize a dream
Visualize the world as one nation
Visualize our nation as one neighbourhood
A dream of brotherhood
Respect for all people
A rainbow of diversity
A cornucopia of cultures
Celebrate diversity
It begins with you.
You can change the world

The God who created us,
of all different races,
bonded us.
With one Father, are we not brothers and sisters?
God cares about His people
We must welcome the stranger
We must act toward others with justice and kindness
Treat others as you wish to be treated
All people are His children
Your actions may
hasten the day of the Messiah
You can change the world

Greet with hospitality the stranger of
a different nationality,
a different religion,
a different colour,
a different lifestyle.
Give respect and understanding
It will be returned
May it become contagious
One small step, however,
a beginning.
You have changed the world
Mazel Tov!

Paul F. Ruch 1998