Hell Has Frozen Over

After 7 years of being in cold storage, yes me, I was summoned to be a part of the mosque's undertakings. Its a shock because I've been shut out for so long. But trying to change anything in the mosque or shake down the old guard is kind of like trying to overthrow a dictator in the middle east. They will cling to their last breath! Its not that I want to be a leader but I'm tired of having my ideas quashed. They aren't that radical either but when they've been doing the same thing for 40 yrs then there is no way they are willing to change. So I listened through arguments and cold brush offs but I said my peice and after hours I went home. So we shall see if anything comes of it. The lack of morale in that mosque is frustrating and where is the love for the sake of Allah? Alhumdullilah that I am close to another community where people are working for the sake of Allah and loving their students for the sake of Allah. But how can you put love and mercy back into someone's heart? Its like the hadith with the guy with 10 kids yet never ever kissed them. For the sake of the kids in the mosque and their futures I pray that these old leaders (yes they are older than me!!) grow a heart.