Sweet Surrender by Rev. Leslie Boies, M.A. June 2010 "As-salamu ‘alaykum." Peace be upon you. "Wa ‘alaykum as –salam." And upon you peace. This is the greeting the Prophet Muhammed taught his followers to use. Today this greeting is exchanged millions of times each day throughout the Muslim world. Rev. Leslie Boies

The Tears of Another by Rev. Leslie Boies, M.A. September 2007 The contemporary American poet, Mary Oliver, says, “There is only one question. How to love this world?” Rev. Leslie Boies I have found this to be a powerful question. A question that provides both sail and ballast on my journey