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Eye on the world: Embracing the displaced
In “ ‘Let me cook you dinner’: Europe’s refugees find new way to integrate” The Christian Science Monitor reports that “as Europe attempts to handle its worst migration crisis since World War II, a key challenge for local governments has been how to integrate newcomers.” For the refugees from the Middle East, professional and cultural barriers makes adjusting to life in the West quite challenging. In response, new culinary programs are engaging refugee chefs to share the cuisine of their culture with locals. “It is one of a number of initiatives in Europe and the US to provide a space for refugees to not only use their existing skills and connect with local communities, but to allow local populations to gain a positive view of the people within Europe’s refugee crisis.” This loving reception of culture and community is demonstrating mankind’s capacity to embrace the displaced, which is needed more than ever across the world.
Ideas on this subject:
From the Bible:
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
From the writings of Mary Baker Eddy:
My weary hope tries to realize that happy day, when man shall recognize the Science of Christ and love his neighbor as himself,—when he shall realize God’s omnipotence and the healing power of the divine Love in what it has done and is doing for mankind.
—Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 55
It should be thoroughly understood that all men have one Mind, one God and Father, one Life, Truth, and Love. Mankind will become perfect in proportion as this fact becomes apparent, war will cease and the true brotherhood of man will be established.
—Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 467
Related articles from The Christian Science Journal and Christian Science Sentinel:
In “A biblical promise for refugees”: “. . . we find a message of hope in the Bible because its overall record is not one of man’s defeat because of violence, oppression, or limited opportunities, but of man’s triumph over them through a deepening trust in and understanding of God and His divine promise of good for all His children.” And “In divine reality, God has never-ending provision and infinite supply for all, and this spiritual truth, when known and cherished, can be proved in human experience.”
In “Giving shelter”: “When we look to God for a clearer understanding of His ever-presence and limitless love for all His creation—His spiritual ideas, embraced in His allness and goodness—we are establishing in our thoughts a spiritual foundation for constructive actions to help refugees, and to help those helping them.” And “Whenever we have the opportunity to give, we are also getting the opportunity to grow in grace, wisdom, and experience.”
The articles above and others dealing with this subject can be found on JSH-Online.com or on CSMonitor.com.