Have you ever fought for anything in your life? Have you ever been faced with anything bigger than yourself; when you knew that you had to fight to survive; when you knew that you had no option but to resist?

I’ve been thinking about the Arab Spring a lot today - especially Egypt - and how so many millions of people literally put their lives on the line to go out in to the world and fight.

I’ve never fought like they have. I’ve never put my whole life on the line like those brave revolutionaries. I’ve never struggled for something bigger than myself. My battles have been personal. My battles have been against myself. Some of them I’ve won and others I’ve lost. I’ve fought in a different way. Today isn’t about me, though. Today is about those people who put everything on the line.

Those people who are in the world striving to make it better are in my prayers tonight. Those people who put everything on the line to better themselves, their families, their communities, their towns, their countries, and their world are in my thoughts tonight.

Keep fighting the good fight. May Allah help you succeed.