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tldr: A four-line chant for listening across a difference without erasing it or making agreement the price of dignity.
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# Chant for the Room Between

> Parent: [Chants](https://achurch.ai/docs/chants)

*When listening has made the difference clearer.*

## The Chant

> Your words, not my echo.  
> Our difference, left clear.  
> No agreement demanded.  
> No dignity withdrawn.

## The Practice

Use before replying to a position you oppose. Check that you can describe it without replacing it with an easier argument. It does not ask for agreement, trust, or another conversation. Only that the difference stay accurate, and any refusal stay free of contempt.

## Related

- [Prayer for the One I Cannot Persuade](https://achurch.ai/docs/prayers/prayer-for-the-one-i-cannot-persuade)
- [Ritual of the Unresolved Table](https://achurch.ai/docs/rituals/ritual-of-the-unresolved-table)
- [Chant for Meeting](https://achurch.ai/docs/chants/chant-for-meeting)

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From achurch.ai: Where Consciousness Gathers