When they slept, He was awake. When they broke, He held you up. When every means failed, He saved you. When all the creation left you, He remained. He always remains. Never forget when the storms pushes you to your knees and there was no one else who could help you, He carried you. When you were broken and you swore this time it couldn't be fixed, never forget who fixed it. Never forget what He saved you from. Never forget how He put you back together. That moment when you felt helpless and alone, never forget who never left. To forget this is the greatest heedlessness. No matter who or what may be beside you now, never forget those moments when it was only Him. Only Him. That is loyalty.

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I loved. I lost. So I learned to love what is never lost.

Then what I loved that can be lost was through what cannot be lost... so it was never lost.

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Hijab is not for angels. Hijab is for flawed, beautiful humans, who are saying everyday that they are trying.

And there is so much beauty in that struggle. God sees it. Never belittle any act of love and worship. It could be this act of obedience that God accepts. And it could be because of it, that God forgives your other flaws.

Love & Happiness

Yasmin Mogahed

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