Welcome to the
Christian Muslim Dialogue
of Lexington, Kentucky
Our interfaith dialogue
is always open to the public!
A special note from the Steering Committee (11/25/24)
Happy Holidays, Shalom, and As-salamu alaykum!
The members of the CMD Steering Committee wish each of you and your families a joyous and peaceful Thanksgiving holiday.
We also want to let everyone know that we have not planned programs for this fall as we are engaging in strategic planning for CMD. (This means no Thanksgiving meal this year 😢.) This wonderful interfaith initiative began more than 20 years ago and a lot has changed in Lexington, our nation, and our world. We recognize that in the midst of such change, we must also be open to exploring new ways of doing things that will allow us to engage with more people and serve our community.
We are interested in engaging with younger folks in the Abrahamic and other faith communities in Lexington including high school students, college students, and young adults. We are exploring ways in which we might engage in community service projects in Lexington.
The members of the steering committee will be meeting with a local consultant in early January to help us explore different ways of fulfilling our mission and develop a strategic plan to strengthen our work in the future.
We welcome input and suggestions from each of you. Tell us what you like most about our format, what no longer appeals, or what new ideas would motivate to attend. Send your thoughts and suggestions to cmd@cmdlex.org or by using the Contact Us form on the website.
We remain deeply committed to continuing to foster meaningful and respectful dialogue and collaboration in projects to promote interfaith understanding, peace, and well-being for all people in our community.
Thank you from the members of the Steering Committee
A Prayer for Peace
Source of life and love, we pray for peace in our world. We seek peace in our hearts, a peace that transcends all understanding, that heals all wounds, that reconciles all conflicts. Grant us the wisdom to seek peace, to pursue dialogue, to embrace diversity, to respect dignity, and to uphold justice.
May we be blessed with peace, a peace that is a gift and a responsibility, that is a promise and a challenge, that is a hope and a reality.
And let us say, Amen.
– borrowed from The Interfaith Families Project (IFFP), https://iffp.org/2023/10/11/prayer-for-peace/
Time and Location
Updated 11/25/24.
Please watch for announcements, and sign up for our email notification on the Contact Us page.
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Updated Zoom links will be found here.
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Programs 2024-2025
Watch this website for announcements of our future programs. We encourage you to sign up for our email program announcements.
Our events are in person! If you are unable to join us, please join us online for many of our programs. Zoom links are available through the link above, sent to our email subscribers, and available from Eventbrite.com.
Many of our previous events can be found on our YouTube channel. Find links on our Previous Events page.
Please stay in touch! We encourage you to sign up on the Contact Us page. You may unsubscribe at any time. Your information is never shared or sold.
Past Programs
Note that several programs were recorded. Please visit the Previous Programs page to find YouTube links.
Please contribute to CMD’s GoFundMe page
The Steering Committee asks that those attending in person or online please consider making a small contribution to our GoFundMe page.
Funds will be used to defray monthly expenses, such as web hosting and online presentations. When we meet in person, CMD donates to our host houses of worship. We also use funds to donate to God’s Pantry and Kentucky Refugee Ministries and those that they serve.
Our Mission
Founded in 1999, the Christian Muslim Dialogue promotes understanding and mutual respect between Christians and Muslims. It explores historical, political and cultural factors that have shaped the current context and have contributed to the views we hold today. Through discussion and reflection, it believes that all can counter prejudices and inflammatory rhetoric and help raise the tenor of the dialogue. In the end, the CMD promotes one’s personal and collective responsibility to build a more open and accepting community at home, contributing to a more just and peaceful world.
Our Guidelines
Click here for our interfaith dialogue discussion guidelines. Our hope is to provide a forum where civil discussions about interfaith and religion issues can occur with respect and understanding.
A Prayer for Unity
Most High, Creator of All,
give us grace and wisdom
to work for civility
and respect for all people
so all Your children can worship
and walk together, united in spirit.
Strengthen the resolve of those who reject violence,
revenge and retaliation.
Support those who prize the dignity of others
as highly as their own.
Give us wisdom
to hold all creation sacred,
precious, and worthy of our care.
Cause us to consider
the price of conflict,
prejudice, suspicion and fear;
open our eyes
to see the benefits
of living as one diverse human family,
recognizing the dignity of each person.
Renew in us the resolve to dedicate our energy
to the work of building a just society
for all of every race,
language and way of life.
Make us instruments of your Shalom.
Keep us united in spirit, mercy, hope,
thanksgiving and harmony.
Give us vision
to build the culture of encounter, together.
May it be so.
Amen.