Serving Up Ramadan…

Ramadan can be exhausting! As I’ve done for Ramadans past, I’ve been joining up with others in Beirut to serve nightly Ramadan iftars. Every night at sunset, we serve dinner to 600 people–many of whom are Syrian refugees. It often feels like a mad dash to get everything on the table before sundown. But by the time the call to prayer begins, the tables are usually all set–and then all of our running and rushing slowly segues into stillness and silence, as the communal feast begins…