by The Rev. Jamie L. Hamilton | Mar 6, 2026 | Ramadan & Ash Wednesday, Reflections
Have they, then, never journeyed about the earth, letting their hearts gain wisdom, and causing their ears to hear? Yet, verily, it is not their eyes that have become blind – but blind have become the hearts that are in their breasts! Surah 22:46 Umar ibn...
by The Rev. Jamie L. Hamilton | Mar 5, 2026 | Ramadan & Ash Wednesday, Reflections
The Sage said (to Moses): This is the parting between me and you! I shall tell you the interpretation about which you have not been able to have patience. Surah 18:78 Moses wanted to learn the secrets of the universe. He knew that the Sage, al-Khidr, the Green One,...
by The Rev. Jamie L. Hamilton | Mar 4, 2026 | Ramadan & Ash Wednesday, Reflections
AND LO, In the course of his wanderings, Moses said to his servant: I shall not give up until I reach the junction of the two seas, even if I have to spend untold years in my quest. Surah 18:60 In the course of our own wanderings, in our quest to live faithful lives,...
by The Rev. Jamie L. Hamilton | Mar 3, 2026 | Ramadan & Ash Wednesday, Reflections
Your Lord said to the angels, “I shall create a human from dried clay, molded from dark mud. Once I have proportioned him, and breathed My Spirit into him – fall down and bow before him.” So the angels all bowed down, except Iblis, who refused to bow with the others....
by The Rev. Jamie L. Hamilton | Mar 2, 2026 | Ramadan & Ash Wednesday, Reflections
“O My Sustainer! Thou hast indeed bestowed upon me some knowledge of the inner meaning of happenings. Originator of the heavens and the earth! Thou art near unto me in this world and in the life to come: let me die as one who has surrendered himself unto Thee, and...
