Final+Statement


 * "We offer to the Greater City of Dandenong our common commitment to seek to live together in peace and goodwill. This desire arises from not only from our common humanity but also from our being people of faith and people of prayer".

The people of the Christian faith are committed to peace and goodwill in the world.

This is evident in their expressions of humanity** as in the Christian community, we believe in taking care of God's creations as being the stewards of creation. This is evident in the Gospel of Genesis. We as stewards of creation take responsibility of our actions by sharing the environment with the animals and looking after the place we are living in. This way, we can connect with God's creations. This relates to the statement above as Christians use this way to connect with other people and therefore contributes to peace and goodwill.


 * As people of faith they strive to be true to this statement when we** light a candle, this shows that God is present with us, hence he is guiding us and showing us the way along with his son, Jesus. We also believe that by receiving communion (Eucharist), we are sharing a meal together in peace which then contributes to living together in peace and goodwill. This allows the world uniting together which then relates to the statement above.


 * As people of prayer** we believe that praying is a quiet time to connect with God by putting our minds at peace. This helps us reflect on the actions we take and calming ourselves down to create a peace and harmony atmosphere for others.


 * We as students hope that** peace can be found in interreligious dialogue in the near future, and that we can realise our own actions. This will help us understand and accept an individual's beliefs therefore people from different religions can be respected, which will then contribute to peace and goodwill to the world.