Ramadan is more than half over and I am just getting started. Some - TopicsExpress



          

Ramadan is more than half over and I am just getting started. Some of you know that for three years in a row I have tried to follow the Islamic practice, with fasting from food and water from dawn to dusk, good deeds, five prayers a day, giving alms to the poor, and reading the Quran. But I have done it on my own in January, when the days were oh so much shorter and cooler. Now it is the REAL Ramadan, and the days are hot and long. I admire Muslims around the world who can do this without complaint. Today I went from 5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. I will add a half hour a day or so until I can reach the full fast. In the past, this practice has mostly benefited my own spirituality but these days I feel the need to add my prayers to the collective voices seeking peace in the Middle East. The explosive situation in Gaza breaks my heart.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 04:51:50 +0000

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