In the United States, an unknown arsonist recently destroyed small churches. In Iraq, Sunni-Shia enmity has destroyed the Golden Mosque of Samara and othe mosques. I believe that people of faith need to look carefully at these losses of holy space, for holy space is space where people can become whole We cannot bring back the churches and mosques, nor can we heal the emotional wounds of the people who cared about them, or destroyed them. What we can do is to take great care, in our places of worship and in ourselves, to create wholeness, love, and beauty, and to share those with others as we can. Erik Felker February 2006
