Sometimes you pass a stranger and do a double take. There’s a knowing as you both stop, talk, look into each other’s eyes. You recognize the light in them and they the light in you. You are people of faith, perhaps extended family through Abraham and Sarah. You touch your heart, smile, and bow with hands in prayer position. When I first saw an old Muslim man in Marrakech, I did not know that we would become friends. All week, he called out excitedly to me in Arabic. “He says he’s happy to see you,” someone translated.
*Photo credit Deborah Gardner Walker
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Deborah Gardner Walker is a freelance writer, photographer, and lay minister. She lives in Beverly, Massachusetts, and loves taking international yoga retreats.