The word Islam means submission. To be a Muslim means to submit your life to Allah, and the practice of deeply bowing in prayer is a reminder of that submission to the Merciful, the Compassionate.
To what do you offer your life?
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Thanksgiving
A single pumpkin, so round and ridged and richly orange, would be sufficient cause for celebration and thanksgiving. Just imagine—we live in a world where there are not only pumpkins, there is also pie!
What form of abundance do you give thanks for today?
To Pray is to Live
“When you recognize the festive and the still moments as moments of prayer, then you gradually realize that to pray is to live.”
—Henri Nouwen
What festive or still moment has felt to you like prayer?
Prayers for the Planet
Perhaps the greatest grief of our time is the specter of global disruption due to climate change. Sometimes, in the face of such a huge, seemingly insurmountable problem, all you can do is pray. Sometimes, how you pray is through your actions.
What is your active prayer for this planet?
Married to Amazement
“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life
I was a bride married to amazement.”
—Mary Oliver
What would you like to be able to say about your life as it nears the end?