Sharing Kindness

Sharing Kindness

Ok, I admit.
I was a bit nervous.
I’m not all that good at new situations
& this was very.
I had never been in a mosque before.

My ‘what if’ wonderings were eased immediately though, as Husband and I were greeted with smile after friendly smile
& I thought, hey, they might be a little anxious too.
We all are just people.

Turns out, the Open House was packed with fellow human beings.
Neighbors, church groups, new friends gathered together.
Somewhere in the conversation of the evening someone giggled, there is no better way of getting to know one another than by sharing food
& they were right.
Conversation and laughs could be heard all around.

We were given a tour and I was genuinely surprised at the simpleness of the structure.
Growing up Catholic, I was under the impression that most all places of worship were detailed and decorated and I was very much expecting extravagant.
There were no symbols or signs other than an almost unnoticeable but, quietly pretty, calligraph Allah
& that very much impressed me.
We were informed that Islam teaches there are no words or art or anything really, that can describe the greatness of God.
They pray in unornamented simplicity.

Questions.
Did anyone have questions ?
& many were asked, many were answered.
Open and honest discussions were started and things learned by inquiring.

I heard words sung by incredibly soothing voices with a power point translation for those who weren’t sure what was being said
& the message was the same as the message of all religions.

Love God.
Love others.

& as I sat there feeling the unity of people opening up there hearts to other people, I thought, it truly can be that easy.

I’m so thankful Husband and I decided to walk across the street and take part in that delightful Open House.
We could have parked ourselves in front of our tv, or ventured out to a Friday night festival or just downright ignored the mosque’s kind invitation.
But, we went
& we happily experienced a whole lot of wonderful.

Person meeting person meeting person.
People sharing space and time on this awesome planet called Earth.

Love God.
Love others.

Yes, it really, really is that simple.

🙂

I Am My Feelings