This post was originally written and posted on my other blog, DeDivahDeals on June 4, 2015. However, in light of what’s been happening in the world and Trump’s #MuslimBan, I thought it would be appropriate to repost it here on my new blog.
I fear for my husband’s health…
…not from the back pain that keeps him from grooming his feet
I fear for my husband’s health…
…not from the x-rays and stitches caused by students that he was there to educate
I fear for my husband’s health…
…not from the cancerous cells that have invaded his body and has made him lose so much weight.
I fear for my husband’s health…
…because yesterday as I sat nervously in the car as he parked to pray…laying his Prayer Rug beside the car
Praying to Allah for the 3rd time of the day…praying for guidance, love, safety and good health not only for himself but for his family, friends and all mankind.
I fear for my husband’s health…
…as I watched an elderly woman peer across the lot, grab her purse a little tighter and begin to walk a little quicker
I fear for my husband’s health because we live in a country that many have died to protect their religious freedoms, yet find it easy to bear arms and spew hatred against another’s religious beliefs.
I fear for my husband’s health and my son’s future….
So help us, God!
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