An unusual joy today
Olympian Ruqaya Al Ghasara won her Olympic heat
and I...
I was absolutely elated...
And I, a committed evangelical Christian woman...
To see her run - I smile
To see her run attired according to her understanding of her faith tradition
To see her win
To see her bow, her head to the ground
I was elated
Elated for all the little girls in Muslim countries who may see new doors open
Elated that justice is served by this swift gazelle
Elated
I think the Father, our Lord Jesus and the Spirit would have been elated also
For justice is at the heart of their holy love...for all eternity
So run Ruqaya, run
And to her sports designer Aheda Zanetti be blessed by the Creator of the Universe
May your role in her new suffragette drama flourish
