成人快手

Good morning.

Did you know it's Ramadan? Some people know it as the holy month of fasting for Muslims, and if you鈥檙e astute, you might remember being taught at school that Muslims fast the month to empathise with the poor. And whilst there may be some truth to that, there鈥檚 really so much more.

The Prophet Muhammad said, 鈥楩asting is a shield, so when one of you fasts, they may not be obscene. If someone insults you or fights you then simply say I am fasting. I swear that the breath coming from the mouth of a fasting person is more pleasant to God than the scent of musk.

The tradition teaches us that fasting is about more than abstaining from food and water, we have to watch our manners and actions, we have to turn away from the ignorant and rude, and I鈥檓 always struck by the part of the tradition that tells us that the breath of a fasting person is more fragrant to God than perfume - because objectively speaking, it can get quite bad! But it's a reminder that to get what we want, we often have to suffer less enjoyable moments. Ramadan reminds us of what we really want to achieve and knowing that the path to it will often be testing, but the fruits will be well worth it.

I pray for the optimism and confidence to set myself worthy goals, and the wisdom to know nothing worth achieving comes easy. Ameen.