Finding ourselves at a Swiss Château belonging to the World Council of Churches. We were invited meeting 36 people from over 20 countries, from different religions following a master-class peacemaking. The question occurs to me how far away are five fingers on the map, when shaking hands and talking to people from Burundi, Palestine and Zimbabwe.

One of the biggest challenges the churches should stand for in the future, we hear, is to have an interfaith Dialogue all over the world. And from that point to go beyond mere Dialogue and reach -together- practical goals concerning our (social) environment. Just by connecting the 93 percent of believing citizens in the world. I think it is an amazing thought using this immense network which Religions share. Each individual here at Bossey seems to live out from his own authenticity, deeply felt in the hearts of people. That is where the dialogue starts, in the heart. Everyone contributes to the common goal from his or her own background with his or her circle of influence, reaching for a common goal. Talking to people here it occurs to me that connecting networks is the most important thing to do at the moment. Religious and non-religious, politics and economics, joining the forces and expanding your circle of influence. By sharing our knowledge and common goals we can achieve them easily. Maybe this is the new solid ground where the parable of the Rabbi was about which said ”give me a solid Ground to stand on and I will move the world.”

It touched my heart, seeing all this people from different religions and backgrounds from all these countries expressing their hope. Working on a future which is peaceful. An Israeli girl told how she felt enforced by everybody here, all of them also working on the the edge, looking over the fence and trying for change. At home she felt pretty lonely out there, standing on this edge. In Geneva the edge became the central spill where all is about. The Network made here feel like standing on the fence, playing together, expressing a clear vision for the future.

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