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What Ramadan, Passover, and Easter Can Teach Us About Renewal:

Tammy Freeman
Apr 20
3 min read

A Soul and Story Reflection on Sacred Time, Liberation, and the Art of Beginning Again

Across cultures and spiritual traditions, spring is more than a season, it’s a sacred shift. The ground thaws, flowers push through cold earth, and we too are invited to awaken something new within ourselves.

This year, Ramadan, Passover, and Easter, are all overlapping once again. And though each tradition is beautifully distinct, they share themes that are deeply resonant: liberation, reflection, sacrifice, and renewal.

Ramadan: The Power of Presence and Self-Discipline

Observed by Muslims around the world, Ramadan is a month of fasting, prayer, and spiritual introspection. It asks the question: What happens when we step back from our desires and go deeper?

At its heart, Ramadan is not about deprivation, but about intentional living. A reminder that simplicity can be sacred, and that when we fast from the noise, we feast on clarity.

Passover: Liberation as a Communal Journey

Passover commemorates the Israelites’ exodus from Egypt: an enduring story of resistance, survival, and freedom. But more than a historical event, it’s a living ritual.

Each year, families gather to retell the story, asking what does freedom mean now? What chains still bind us, and how do we break them, together?

At Soul and Story, this resonates deeply. We believe liberation is ongoing, and it's often found in the quiet choices: who we support, how we care, and the stories we carry forward.

Easter: Rebirth After Loss

Easter speaks of resurrection, renewal, and the mystery of transformation. Even after the darkest days, new life emerges.

Whether you connect with the spiritual narrative or not, the idea that healing and rebirth are possible, especially after pain, is profoundly human.

Our Own Season of Becoming

These sacred traditions offer us collective wisdom:

• To pause and reflect (like Ramadan)

• To honor the path to freedom (like Passover)

• To believe in new beginnings (like Easter)

At Soul and Story, we are also in a season of becoming. Of tending to what matters, pruning what no longer serves, and dreaming up what’s next.

We are dreaming of a world where all people are free. Where no one is sacrificed for borders, for power, for profit.We dream of a liberated Gaza, a peaceful Sudan and Congo, and a world where division is not manufactured for control. No more bloodshed over land and material things. No more erasure of truth. No more war disguised as necessity. We are dreaming of a world where leaders love people, the earth and all its inhabitants more than they love money and power.

We honor the sacredness of every life — and we refuse to lose hope in what’s possible.

So as you sip your tea or light your candle, consider:

What am I being invited to release?
What new thing is trying to bloom in me?
How can I honor the sacred in the everyday—and help remake the world in love?

Let this spring be a reminder and the inspiration for renewal: You don’t have to be the same person you were. Not yesterday. Not last year. Renewal is your birthright. You can begin again—beautifully, intentionally, and soulfully.