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In the Name of God, the Compassionate and Infinitely Mercifu<\/em>l<\/p>\n

“We made it.”<\/p>\n

Those were the first words of my Friday sermon yesterday. At long last – very, very long last – the month of Ramadan ends today. And although I did enjoy the prayers and the special time I had with the Book of God, the fasting did take its toll. And thus, I make this prayer as the hours slip away towards the end of the month:<\/p>\n

Precious, Beautiful, Beloved Lord my God!<\/em>
\n Precious, Beautiful Beloved One in Whose Hands rests my soul!<\/em>
\n Precious, Beautiful Beloved One Without Whose Grace I would be dead and gone!<\/em>
\n Lord, I have tried my best to be faithful to Your call to fast the days of Ramadan.<\/em><\/p>\n

I know that I should have been so full of glee for the opportunity to fast.<\/em>
\n But, as only You would know best, I did have some dread out of my own weakness.<\/em>
\n And so, Precious Beloved Lord, please forgive me for that weakness in my soul.<\/em><\/p>\n

Precious Beloved! Forgive me for all the times that I grimaced in discomfort for having to fast.<\/em>
\n Forgive me for all the times that I did not fast with a complete and total smile on my face.<\/em>
\n Forgive me for all the times that I yearned for the month of fasting to finish and finish quickly.<\/em><\/p>\n

Precious Beloved Lord! Please accept my fast, even though it is defiled by my human weakness.<\/em>
\n Please accept my reading of your Holy Word so that I pass the time remembering You in Your Majestic Glory.<\/em>
\n Please accept the times I prayed the night vigil for Your sake, trying to get closer to Your Alighted Face.<\/em>
\n Please accept my acts of kindness, forgiveness, and forbearance during this month and for the rest of the year.<\/em><\/p>\n

Precious Beloved Lord! Please take me into Your Presence when my time has come.<\/em>
\n Please accept me as I am: weak and pathetic, unworthy of all the bounty which You have bestowed upon me.<\/em>
\n Lord, please, do not stop the blessings you have sent my way. Nay, Beloved, increase those blessings day by day.<\/em>
\n Please extend the glorious blessings that this month of Ramadan has throughout the rest of my days<\/em>
\n And, please, Lord save me from Your terrible punishment both here on earth and in the hereafter.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Your Most Holy Name I do ask these things, Beloved Lord. Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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