The Cedars of Lebanon (Photo: Emily O'Dell)
Nature reaches out to us with welcoming arms, and bids us enjoy her beauty;
but we dread her silence and rush into the crowded cities,
there to huddle like sheep fleeing from a ferocious wolf…
— Khalil Gibran
In the wake of last night’s suicide bombing in Lebanon, I decided to head to the hills, and spend the day on retreat–in the arms of nature, and the silence of a monastery carved into a mountain. Comforted by the majesty of the Cedars, I felt compelled to express my gratitude with a wide embrace…
