As I look back over the last ten years, it is clear that our relationship as Christians and Muslims has grown and deepened. It has not been an easy time, and there are huge challenges that we still face together. Nevertheless, we have learned how to quarry together the resources we have of a vision of human beings honoured before God. The word honour, I believe, is one we should learn to use more freely, and even extravagantly, when we talk about our human world. We honour human beings because God in his creation and in his dealings with human beings honours them.<\/p>\n
In practical terms this honouring has meant that Muslims and Christians have been working as never before in international development to serve the world\u2019s poorest people, and I want to recognise the huge amount of financial giving that the Muslim community pours out during Ramadan especially. It has also meant at a local level that Muslims have shared with Christians and others during Ramadan in service to their communities through the \u201d\u02dcA Year of Service\u2019 initiative, in the \u201d\u02dcNear Neighbours\u2019 programme and in many other ways.<\/p>\n