The incline on my stationary bike only gets steeper as i gasp for air. I only have the resistance level on 3 yet it is SOO hard!! quickly i decrease it to 1 before i have a cardiac arrest in the Jerusalem center gym. As i wipe the sweat off my face i recall the incrediable day i had. We went out to the old city to look at the sites. As we were in an alley we met some Palenstinians school boys who showed us a wicked view of the Dome of the Rock from the roof tops. We spent like an hour up on the roof just talking to these adorable little boys. They were about 9 years old spoke and four different languages and were quite charming for being so young. Haha i remember them trying to teach us some aribic and they make sounds with their mouth that i didn't even know was possible, and when we tried we just ended up spitting everywhere. "Mal-Hubba"-Hello "Kjaffa"-sneaker. At one point we ask if they were participating in Ramadan. Ramadan is an Islamic religious tradition that signifies the revelations given to Muhammud. Every year during the Month of Ramadan everyone fasts the entire day until sunset for the entire month. What a incrediable thing to do. It is so hot here and going with out drink in the heat would be insufferable. Our cooks are muslims and they fast then entire day while prepareing our meals!! These nine year old boys are tough enough to fast during Ramadan. Now thats ADMORABLE.
It got me thinking about my nine year old nephews and how they can hardly fast 7 hours for one day during fast Sundays. Is it really that much to ask for? How often do we think that our incline is too steep? The church gives us standards that we should faithfully uphold. Its not too hard to throw out the "R" or questionable PG-13 movies. Its not that hard to put a shirt on with sleeves. Its not that hard to give up our usual activities and keep the sabbeth day holy. Like the wheel on the stationary bike, all these thoughts spin in my head, and slowly turn the incline up to 3.
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Leanna that was was so inspiring! I love reading your blog though it makes me cry becuase i miss you so much. it sounds like you are having an awesome time and i wish i was there. keep writing writing writing so i can picture it in my mind. (lets go some where together some time befor your 'special' trip to thailand, okay?) I am so excited to hear about Eygpt! LUV
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