I have served up a couple of multi-faith musings this week. Here is another. We just got the sad news that the elderly gentleman (and he is a gentleman) who has wrapped the turbans of our magi each year has moved to Toronto. Our outdoor Living Nativity has been performed for decades and he has probably done this for us through twenty of those years. As we search for a solution we feel the loss of this part of our tradition.
Mr. Sodhi is a Sikh and not only does he know what he is doing with the turbans, his deft handiwork was a gentle demonstration of inter-faith cooperation and grace. It was fitting because the Magi who found young Jesus were of another faith, probably Zoroastrian.
His family is trying to figure out who might come to do this for us, which is kind on their part. We will gratefully accept the assistance, but some people are irreplaceable.
Mr. Sodhi is a Sikh and not only does he know what he is doing with the turbans, his deft handiwork was a gentle demonstration of inter-faith cooperation and grace. It was fitting because the Magi who found young Jesus were of another faith, probably Zoroastrian.
His family is trying to figure out who might come to do this for us, which is kind on their part. We will gratefully accept the assistance, but some people are irreplaceable.
Join us next Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, the 16th, 17th and 18th at 7:30 PM.
4 comments:
Mr. Sodhi and Cricket are two of the participants who year after year help make the Living Nativity fantastic.
We will miss him.
I'm sure that Cricket (the donkey) would agree.
You have very nicely worded how gentle Mr. Sodhi was. He will be missed.
Thank you for the comments you posted about my dad. I will show them to him which will put a big smile on his face.
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