We bring our faith to a world which
Is becoming a global village:

a village with a great variety of cultures, traditions, and expressions, cultures which      enrich and challenge us as well as limit and dominate us;

a village confronted by the powerful forces of science and technology, and by unjust economic, social and political structures.

As Grail communities we are rooted In local cultures.  Together as women We want to use our collective talents and energy to transform the whole global village into a place where each person and culture  will grow and enrich the others.

We heed the cry of people everywhere, longing for freedom, dignity and justice.  We are called to action in a world
where people struggle to put bread on the table and to fill their jugs with water; where women try to take their own
lives in hand; where all dream of a hope-filled future for every child.  The challenge of the gospel message of liberation becomes real for us in many struggles.

In each place our actions take different forms.  But we believe that in the pain of every effort to bring about change New Life is breaking through.

Our hope in the transformation of the global village and of the whole creation is strengthened by the conviction that terror, poverty and oppression will not have the last word.  We rely on God’s promise: “Behold I made all things new.”

We are a faith community of women.  Just as a crystal reflects light in a multitude of radiant colours, our belief reflects the different experiences and expressions of faith among us.

We see the richness of our diversity even as we struggle to understand it better.  But who can limit the sparkling rays once the sun has touched the crystal?

We are learning that we are nourished and challenged by different wellsprings:

   The magnificence of the cosmos: God alive in every star, in every person, in every blade of grass;
   A deep and personal relationship with Jesus Christ;
   The Bible as we read it with women’s eyes;
   The church as it is becoming a community of believers;
   The strength and hope of those who struggle for justice;
   New symbols and rituals that help us celebrate the experiences of our daily lives.

Indeed, we see God revealed in many ways in our world.  Often we simply remain quiet before the Mystery, knowing that there is “nothing so much like God as silence.”

We share the hope that the Spirit will guide us step by step to understand one another.  We support one another’s searching and discoveries, rejoicing in the radiant colours which the one light evokes from the crystal.