Interfaith worshipers celebrate sea, surf
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="interfaith">interfaith</span> <span word="worship">worship</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="beach">beach</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="surfing">surfing</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="Christians">Christians</span>, <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span>, <span word="Jews">Jews</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="attendance">attendance</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>.</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Huntington">Huntington</span> <span word="Beach">Beach</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="Surf">Surf</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surfers">surfers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waves">waves</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="surfer">surfer</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Morey">Morey</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modified">modified</span> <span word="surfboard">surfboard</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boogie">boogie</span> <span word="board">board</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Surfing">Surfing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="creation">creation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="succinct">succinct</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>, <span word="best">best</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="Surf">Surf</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Morey">Morey</span>.</p><p><span word="Hang">Hang</span> 10</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="surfers">surfers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ride">ride</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interfaith">interfaith</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Blessing">Blessing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Waves">Waves</span>" <span word="draws">draws</span> <span word="surfers">surfers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ocean">ocean</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="leads">leads</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="synagogue">synagogue</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="blows">blows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jewish">Jewish</span> <span word="ram">ram</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="horn">horn</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shofar">shofar</span>.</p><p><span word="Zoroastrian">Zoroastrian</span> <span word="Maneck">Maneck</span> <span word="Bhujwala">Bhujwala</span> <span word="reads">reads</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Avestan">Avestan</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p>“<span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="prayers">prayers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="elements">elements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Bhujwala">Bhujwala</span>.</p><p><span word="Heaven">Heaven</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="choir">choir</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tonga">Tonga</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="music">music</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="Catholic">Catholic</span> <span word="priests">priests</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="presided">presided</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="avid">avid</span> <span word="surfers">surfers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="beachfront">beachfront</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swim">swim</span>.</p>
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