“THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love

Supermoon from St Augustine Florida

and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated”

― Thomas Paine, The Crisis

The photo of the celestial supermoon was taken from my home in St. Augustine, Florida, named for the fourth century Bishop of Hippo, in North Africa.*

The call to prayer in North Africa is heard five times a day beginning with sunrise until sunset. Millions of people pause in place to listen and pray. The moonrise offers the same evocative, yet silent call.

Listen to the Moroccan Call to Prayer:

https://youtu.be/17YPTlOnS9o?si=ZHwqwExsIzhdHIau

*https://augustinian.org/spirituality/saint-augustine-of-hippo/