Sarah Griffin

"I have been involved in the Reading Interfaith Group for about five years and am now responsible for the web site.

My own faith background was very diverse and at times confusing. Although all my family are Christian, they belong to a wide range of different groups within this framework. I grew up surrounded by vigorous debate about religion.

We lived in Libya for many years where I became very familiar with the Muslim way of life. In 1967 our family spent several months in hiding when war broke out between a coalition of Arab States and Israel. The experience of danger, uncertainty and losing contact with almost everyone I knew left an impression of how lives can be changed through war.

My greatest achievement was somehow managing to sit still for an all night peace vigil. Despite being the representative Quaker, I am far from being the quietest member of the Committee."

 

I expect to pass through this world but once: any good thing therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show to any fellow-creature, let me do it now; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
Stephen Grellet