Many of my friends are Muslim. This month, Ramadan, is a special and challenging time for them, during which their world is turned upside down! Night turns into day, and mealtimes are reversed. During daylight hours our Muslim brothers and sisters neither eat nor drink, not do they indulge in other pleasures.
This is a good way to explore the life of the poor and the hungry, and to learn how much we take for granted. It is also done as celebration of the Revelation that the Prophet Muhammad received. One particular chapter from the Qur'an is appropriate to our own family celebrations today: Sura 93. It has always reminded me that God has often found us in need and has supplied more than we expected. "Therefore ... of the Bounty of your Lord be your discourse"!
Look it up, Google has many different interpretations of Sura 93. I am most partial to Pickthall, because it was the one I first saw, when I was a young girl.
Indeed, today I am thinking about the bounty of God and thanking God for the bounty of friends from every tradition who have been walking this journey with us. And we shall continue, walking and thanking, on the Way to Santiago.
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