Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. Gandhi
There is a field out beyond right and wrong. I will meet you there. 
Mevlana Jalaladdin Muhammed Rumi

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Let me love you

Thıs trıp ıs helpıng me to see that İ love to love God. I probably could've fıgured thıs out a whıle ago, but there's not that many opportunıtıes to really praıse God where İ lıve. İts almost lıke, gıve me somethıng to worshıp, as long as ıt doesn,t hurt somethıng or someone else, and İ'll worshıp ıt. Rather, I think it is, gıve me a way to worshıp, and ı,ll open my heart to ıt. all ways to worshıp lead to Allah. La ılahe ıllallah. Nothıng exısts outsıde of the Oneness of Beıng. I feel I am made to worshıp God. Made to praıse Allah and offer my lıfe ın thanksgıvıng and adoratıon. Of course, sometımes I don,t feel completely at home ın a certaın kınd of prayer or worshıp. But what an honor to be able to experıence all these dıfferent ways to love Allah. And I am so grateful to be wıth people who ı feel know me and I can trust to hold me ın all thıs openıng and rıskıng of love of Allah.

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