The participants were members of these local religious organizations:
Baha'is of Houston
Chung Mei Buddhist Temple
St. Philip Presbyterian Church
Hindu Temple of the Woodlands
Preksha Meditation Center
Congregation Beth Israel
Pink Iftar
The Zorathustri Heritage and Cultural Center
You couldn't ask for a more diverse group of speakers. Accordingly, they each had a perspective on the topic unique to their own faith. Moreover, their was a common thread in each of their expressions of the concept of repentance. What I understood each of them to express is that repentance is about change and turning toward that which is uplifting. It was a message of hope. It was an act of trust. And, perhaps most importantly, it was a doorway to a better understanding of what it means to live life as a human being. For the best way to a deeper understanding of our fellow earthlings - and thereby ourselves - is to listen.
Peace, Shalom, Shanti,
S.