Category: Palestine, Helping Mohammed and his Family
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Everyday Moments
That we almost miss: morning light across the kitchen table, a familiar voice on the phone, flowers gathered from the garden, clouds moving across the sky, a friend who knows when to listen. I’ve come to believe that a beautiful…
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The Living
Another bomb.Dust hanging in the air.Names becoming prayers. Then the brooms, shovels- bare hands. Men sweeping destruction into piles.Someone lifting fallen fruit back into a crate.A chair turned upright.Resilience clutched. The killed carried away.The wounded gathered close. Hearts holding infliction…
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The Crescent and the Ashes
For the first time in more than a century,Ramadan and Lent share the same reflective time.A rare alignment. A shared sky. On a rural road near my home, an oratory marks a symbolic threshold. These days, the air carries tension.Borders…
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A River of Gratitude
I saw a woman outside my hospital window, her head bent and her hands held in prayer. She was crying. My heart filled with compassion for her. I raised my hand toward her and prayed with her, hoping that whatever…
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The River – Steady and Full
The rain has been relentless. The river by our home — dry for so long under the power of drought — is now fully flowing. As I stand there, it rushes past, carrying leaves, twigs, and pieces of my thoughts…
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A Library is a Hospital for the Mind
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