by The Rev. Jamie L. Hamilton | Feb 25, 2026 | Ramadan & Ash Wednesday, Reflections
And in all your dealings give full measure and weight, with equity: We do not burden any human being with more than he is well able to bear; And when you voice an opinion, be just, even though it be one near of kin. And always observe your bond with God: This has He...
by The Rev. Jamie L. Hamilton | Feb 24, 2026 | Ramadan & Ash Wednesday, Reflections
For with God are the keys of the unseen; no one knows them but God. And God knows what is on the land and in the sea; and not a single leaf falls but God knows it. And there is not a single grain in the darknesses of earth, nor anything green, or withered, but is in...
by The Rev. Jamie L. Hamilton | Feb 23, 2026 | Ramadan & Ash Wednesday, Reflections
For every one of you, We have established a norm and an open way. And if God willed, you would have been made a single people; but God is testing you in what you have been given. So race to virtues; God is your destination, and God will inform you about that wherein...
by The Rev. Jamie L. Hamilton | Feb 22, 2026 | Ramadan & Ash Wednesday, Reflections
Truly God does not wrong even the weight of an atom; and if there is benevolence, He multiplies it, and gives that which proceeds from His Presence a sublime compensation.  Surah 4:40 The Divine seeks and gives… always. We are being asked to trust this gift of...
by The Rev. Jamie L. Hamilton | Feb 21, 2026 | Ramadan & Ash Wednesday, Reflections
Truly in the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of the night and day are signs for those of heart: Those who remember God while they are standing, sitting, and in repose, and meditate on the creation of the heavens and the earth: “Our Lord, You...