This morning on BBC Radio 4, I listened to one of the most moving, fascinating, inspiring, challenging, life-affirming stories about faith that I think I have ever heard. So moving it has made me break my online silence to share it with you!
The programme told the story of Identical twins, Elizabeth and Caroline, who came from a home where religion was never discussed, but who both came to strong faith commitments – and that’s why the story was so fascinating, for Elizabeth embraced Islam, while Caroline became a Christian. They discuss candidly and movingly about how this has changed their relationship as twin sisters. If that wasn’t enough, it is set against the backdrop of their mother, who shares neither faith, and is dying from terminal lung cancer.
Listen here: Two Sisters, Two Faiths
NB: Get yourself a box of tissues – you will need them unless you have a heart of stone.
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November 12, 2010 at 8:28 pm
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November 14, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Anne-Marie
I missed this the first time it was on and am glad to have caught it this time.
I found it simply wonderful for Annie – the mother – that she found something.
I found it great for both of the girls that they have God in their lives and feel happy in their relationship with God.
I found it interesting that neither of the girls have yet progeressed so far as to realise that what is right for her might not be right for her twin.
Hopefully they will both reach that stage at some point in the nearer future.
Faith is a wonderful thing and understanding that another’s faith is the one that is right for them is part of our growth in faith.
God brings us to Himself in as many ways as there are people on Earth.
There are as many faiths as there are people on Earth.
God made us unique – even identical twins are unique.
If we could understand the immense love that God has for us we could begin to understand each other – maybe it’s the other way around
Thanks to the BBC for once again giving us food for thought.
January 8, 2011 at 3:35 am
fatima
the link is not working on bbc or this site!