Ramadan moubarak!
At the beginning of Ramadan, I am finally sending a greeting again.
Just a few weeks ago, I was still in Mecca.
Among people from all parts of the world.
Between solitude and togetherness.
Between movement and deep stillness.
And now I sit here – back in everyday life, and I notice:
What I experienced in the sacred lands is still working within me.
When people ask me what it was like. What I felt. What I can describe.
The honest answer is: Not much for now.
Not because there is nothing there.
But because I am speechless. It was deep. And quiet.
Some experiences need time.
The journey did not end with the return.
Perhaps it is only beginning now.
For me, Umrah was not spectacle.
Not a “holiday travel” or an “experience.” Not something to consume and check off.
It was a long-held wish. It was an invitation and a deeper call. A returning inward.
Reduction. Standing there without title, without role, without comparison.
Only human. Only servant. Only a soul.
Humbled,. Peacefully overwhelmed. Grateful. Alhamdulillah!
Perhaps one day I will share more.
For now, may this Ramadan be a month of inner gathering.
A month of clarity.
A month in which we remember who we truly are and what truly matters — beyond the noise of a world in turmoil, beyond expectations and haste.
To all of us, and to my Christian friends who are entering the season of Lent:
May this time of reflection, restraint and prayer bring us all closeness, renewal and peace.
And may the light that shines in Mecca also shine in our everyday lives.
Blessings be with you. And peace to the worlds.
Ramadan Mubarak. From my heart.
