Is friendship between Muslim and Christian young people just an illusion?
Not according to the 14 young people who came to ‘It’s a kind of Magic’ last Sunday afternoon, who enjoyed spending time together talking about their faith, watching some magic tricks and even learning and trying some for themselves. We watched in amazement as Christian magician Matt put a spoon in his mouth, turned it 180 degrees clockwise without using his hands, and then pulled out a fork! (Still don;t know where that spoon went…)
We ate food together, laughed together and played some fun games. We talked about miracles, whether we’d seen any, and if they were possible. We learned about what it meant in Christianity and Islam.
Ali, a year 7 Muslim said, “they listen to your point of view”, when asked what he learned about Christians. A Christian attendee said, “we both believe in miracles,” when asked what she found she had in common with her Muslim peers.
For some people in the world it might seem that Christians and Muslims getting along would be a miracle, or a very clever magic trick, but for the group that came on Sunday it is a reality.
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6 Comments on "The magic of friendship"
They say he doesn’t look like a magician but I can attest that Matt can do some stunning tricks. What do magicians look like anyway!? A very cool event, and loved your last line Jenni – what we see with The Feast of Christian and Muslim young people getting on so well is truly amazing!
Yes it is awesome! I’m so encouraged by the honesty and genuine friendships I see being formed between young people of different faiths!
ohhhh i love it and i can ait till thursday my big day of the feast group <3
This is brilliant. I think that bringing people from different faiths and religions together to discuss what they believe. I think we can learn a lot from other peoples views on our own and other religions.
its good how the activities are free and allow different children of different backgrounds come together
its a great time to talk about your faiths and talk to different people about there faiths and backgrounds. for example i participated in a activity with the feast and it really thought me alot about different religions.