{"id":1985,"date":"2019-05-15T07:40:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T04:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/?p=1985"},"modified":"2019-09-23T05:26:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T02:26:34","slug":"awed-by-grace-and-beauty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/2019\/05\/awed-by-grace-and-beauty\/","title":{"rendered":"Awed by Grace and Beauty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wednesday, 15 May<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>~ by Ellen Rasmussen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been a long couple of days that included surprises and triumphs as I have prepared for this trip. I trust that it will be transformative again. This experience has already grabbed my heart and I am awed by God&#8217;s grace and beauty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190514_193723-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190514_193723-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190514_193723-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190514_193723-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sunset from Ibillin May 14th<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We arrived in Ibillin near a time of call to prayer. As we got off the bus and collected our luggage, my heart was grabbed by a hauntingly beautiful call to prayer for my Muslim siblings. It&#8217;s Ramadan and I knew that they would soon be preparing to break their fast. A sense of peace enveloped me as I paused and listened for the call and gazed upon an evening coming to a close. I stayed outside until the call ended and others were calling me to come inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190514_214505-1024x498.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190514_214505-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190514_214505-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.livingstonespilgrimage.org\/lsp-archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20190514_214505-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Evening view during Call to Prayer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After our dinner, fellowship and sharing, I went to my room and again gazed out at the twilight and heard the evening call to prayer. Once again, a sense of peace fell over me as I witnessed God&#8217;s beauty and responded to prayer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shalom, Salaam, Peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday, 15 May ~ by Ellen Rasmussen It&#8217;s been a long couple of days that included surprises and triumphs as I have prepared for this trip. I trust that it will be transformative again. 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