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“You can brick up your heart as stout and tight and hard and cold and impregnable as you possibly can and down it comes in an instant, felled by a woman’s second glance, a child’s apple breath, the shatter of glass in the road, the words ‘I have something to tell you’… the brush of your mother’s papery ancient hand in a thicket of your hair, the memory of your father’s voice early in the morning echoing from the kitchen where he is making pancakes for his children.” -Brian Doyle

What memories are pulling down the walls around your heart today?

At sundown, the fasts of Ramadan are broken with the meal of iftar, traditionally begun with the sweetness of dates.

What is something you can do to add sweetness to your spiritual practice?

 

The central practice of Ramadan is the daily fast, from sunrise to sunset. Fasting is used in many religious traditions as a practice of self-control, concentration, and as a reminder of the abundance that exists so often in our lives.

How can you help your mind concentrate on something important today?

From April 2 to May 2, Muslims throughout the world are observing their holy month of Ramadan. This is a time for study, prayer, and deep introspection about one’s faith, a “cleansing of the soul,” as it has been called.

What is something that you need to rekindle your faith in?

In the Western Christian calendar, today is Easter Sunday, the holiest day in the Christian year, and the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.

What is most holy to you?