WAY OF HOPE

Our world is in a global crisis. The social effects of this financial and  economic crisis are drastic. The number of humans, who fall under  the poverty line in the west, rises rapidly. Unemployment increases enormously. A billion humans are starving world-wide. The unfair  distribution of life chances of north and south endangers peace in  the world. Beyond that climate warming threatens our planet. This crisis has mental, ethical and spiritual roots. The time pushes to find  ways out of this crisis. As spiritual living humans we want to  increase our engagement. In this time of fear and disconcertion we  want to be united and inspired by our spirituality lived in variety. It  is our vision to ignite „a light of hope for the world “.

The way of hope was started by the „Pentecost vision of Weiz“,  which is a spiritual-solidary basic movement in Austria. The way of  hope is led by an ecumenical and interreligious team. To this way humans of all denominations and all religions are invited. Invited  are all spiritual pilgrims, who do not belong either to a  denomination nor to a religion.

1. We want to grow in our spiritual life in variety.
   We are grateful for the fact, that our different spiritual experiences serve as source of knowledge and dialogue.
    
2. We want to live in appreciation, carefullness and respect with each other.
   Nevertheless, well justified critical disputes, are important for us, if they are led in a basic sympathy.
   
3. We want to support concretely changes in society.
   We want to convert projects of experiencable spirituality and concrete changes of society.
   
   
   

What are concrete steps of the way of hope?

τ   You can register for the way of hope till the 1. July 2009. 

τ   For the way of hope every year a meeting is intended.
The meetings take place in Weiz every year on the second weekend in October. The meeting in the year 2012 should be the high light and the final stage.

τ   The first meeting takes place from Friday, 9 of October 2009, 19, 00 until Sunday, 11 of October 2009, 12,00. The main topic will be the spiritual and solidary change of our society. The meeting should be a platform, in which humans with common requests meet and start this three year long mutual way. In addition „dialogue and action forums“ are formed. Each forum is accompanied by companions of the way and by a moderator.

τ   During the year an active contact and exchange via Internet take place among the participants. „The dialogue and action forums “ are continued as Internet forums. To it also people can participate, who cannot join the meetings in Weiz.

τ   Goal of the way is personal exchange, the development of new perspectives and the concrete doing.

τ   This three year long mutual way of hope is committed, in confidence to the guidance of the holy spirit. Thus it must be open also for surprises and the unforeseen. Openness is one of its most important characteristics.