Ending the year with prayers for peace (MULTIMEDIA)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RNS) On the eve of a new year, religious leaders from different traditions pray and meditate for peace.
The Rev. Kara Hawkins, left, and the Rev. Lee Slusher (Stumbling Deer) perform a Native American purification song during the World Peace Meditation, an interfaith gathering, at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2015. Religion News Service photo by Sally Morrow
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (RNS) On the eve of a new year, religious leaders from different traditions shared a vision of peace.
Christian, Muslim, Buddhist, pagan and some who identify as “Spiritualists” gathered at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Mo., to pray and meditate. The event, called “World Peace Meditation,” was sponsored by the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council and the American Friends Service Committee.
Watch a selection of prayers in various faiths in the video or click on any image for a photo slideshow of the World Peace Meditation.
Religion News Service video by Sally Morrow
Lit candles welcome guests to the World Peace Meditation, an interfaith gathering, at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2015. Religion News Service photo by Sally Morrow
The Rev. Kara Hawkins, left, and the Rev. Lee Slusher (Stumbling Deer) perform a Native American purification song during the World Peace Meditation, an interfaith gathering, at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2015. Religion News Service photo by Sally Morrow
Community members pray for peace during the World Peace Meditation, an interfaith gathering, at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2015. Religion News Service photo by Sally Morrow
Lama Chuck Stanford prepares to lead a meditation during the World Peace Meditation, an interfaith gathering, at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2015. Religion News Service photo by Sally Morrow
Gard Hanselmann reads a Sikh prayer, surrounded by members of the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council, during the World Peace Meditation, an interfaith gathering, at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2015. Religion News Service photo by Sally Morrow
Turner Malika Lyon performs as a whirling dervish from the Sufi tradition during the World Peace Meditation, an interfaith gathering, at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2015. Religion News Service photo by Sally Morrow
Community members listen to the Hindu song “Journey of the Soul,” performed during the World Peace Meditation, an interfaith gathering, at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2015. Religion News Service photo by Sally Morrow
Gard Hanselmann holds hands with other community members during the closing prayer of the World Peace Meditation, an interfaith gathering, at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 31, 2015. Religion News Service photo by Sally Morrow
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