WATER
Cleanses, Purifies, and Sanctifiesas it plays an active role in our many rituals.
Water is sacred across our traditions
Life & Creation - the source of existence and fertility
Purification – cleansing physical, moral, or spiritual impurity
Renewal & Rebirth – new beginnings, initiation, and transformation
Sacred Presence – holy rivers, springs, rain, and oceans
Responsibility – we care for water as a divine gift or living relative
When people have enough safe water they rejoice.
And when they do not they suffer.
Cleanses, Purifies, and Sanctifiesas it plays an active role in our many rituals.
Water is sacred across our traditions
Life & Creation - the source of existence and fertility
Purification – cleansing physical, moral, or spiritual impurity
Renewal & Rebirth – new beginnings, initiation, and transformation
Sacred Presence – holy rivers, springs, rain, and oceans
Responsibility – we care for water as a divine gift or living relative
When people have enough safe water they rejoice.
And when they do not they suffer.
Suffering is not what our shared symbol is meant to be.
Water offers a path to dignity for every person.
Water offers our faiths a way to make that path possible.
Together, we can make water the source of health & life
for all.
Working together for good is a wonderful way to find joy in communityFaiths for Safe Water invites you to put into action the many free resources throughout this website. Educate and activate youth; engage your congregation in fulfilling good work; reach out to other faith communities around this singular shared symbol of water. Help prioritize the global water crisis. We encourage all faiths to unite around water in support of this life-saving solution, and embody interfaith at its life-giving best.
"The Great Mystery gave us the life’s blood of our mother to sustain us. When the new day dawns, the first thing we use is Water and it’s the last thing we use at night. It comes from the springs, brooks, ponds, lakes and rivers. It is found not only on the earth, but even falls from the heavens in the form of blessed rain. Let us be of one mind that we may do this properly. We give thanks for Sacred Water."
- from Prayer of Thanks from the Seneca Nation (500+ years old)
Faiths for Safe Water is dedicated to supporting the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector and does not advocate for any particular faith or field projects.