The Feast of the Beheading of John the Baptist

RAW: Syrian Rebels Behead Christians | Military.com It seems only yesterday that I sat in the Umayyad Mosque in Syria before the tomb of John the Baptist. But it was in 2008. I remember a young father with his toddler on his lap reciting the Khoran in an enchanting - well - enchanting chant. I didn't know the meaning of the words but I understood the poetic beauty of the Khoran that day. I thought I had a glimpse of heaven that day! And how many days of hell has Syria endured!? "Thy Kingdom come.........."