doing things beautifully
ihsan احسان it is called in Islamic theology. It is the action of living ones faith, harmonizing the heart with the ones deeds. It is the struggle to do all things in sincere beauty.
I wonder what that means to you :)
This photo above from my last epic journey. It was to Nicaragua, in January of 2009, was truly a place of epic splendor. As my trip to Bosnia comes closer, I get all antsy and nervous down in my belly. I pray I can embark upon my impending journey in a gentle and beautiful way, I don't know even know what that means! When I imagine myself leaving, I am not sure how pretty it will be when i'm balling and crying hysterically at the airport saying goodbye to my loved ones.
I have been attending Taize services lately at Trinity College Anglican Chapel in Toronto, the silence of the stone church high walls, and the gentle warmth of the candles flickering with ease let me release my anxiety over exams and impending departures....
The sweet songs remind me to struggle to live a life in gratitude, charity and ultimately love.
Ubi Caritas et Amor,
Ubia Caritas,
Deus ibi est.
Where there is Charity and Love,
God is truly present.
All beauty, all love is ultimately God's, flowing, spinning through, into...
please let it flourish in me and in you.
