Today is the feast of Pentecost and since the Spirit has most likely fallen upon us--oh, I hope that each of us will find some time to just sit quietly and take it all in: the awesome truth that we have been chosen to breathe the Holy Mystery into the world, that we have been called to let the fire of God burn into our fragile clay and teach us how to shine.To say what I really want to say I will borrow some words from the mystical poet, Rumi:
If you knew yourself for even one moment
If you could just glimpse your beautiful soul,
maybe you wouldn’t slumber so deeply
in that house of clay.
Why not move into your house of joy
~~and shine into every crevice!
For you are a treasure and always have been.
DIDN’T YOU KNOW?
--Rumi, slightly tampered with by Macrina
If you could just glimpse your beautiful soul,
maybe you wouldn’t slumber so deeply
in that house of clay.
Why not move into your house of joy
~~and shine into every crevice!
For you are a treasure and always have been.
DIDN’T YOU KNOW?
--Rumi, slightly tampered with by Macrina
What a great Pentecost message, thanks! Here's to all of us moving into our houses of joy!
ReplyDeleteThank You for this 'beautiful' insight - .... moving into the house of JOY, yes / and slowing the pace~ Spirit of the Living God IS with US, thanks for the outpouring of renewed GRACE!!!!
ReplyDeleteMacrina, this reminds me of another Persian poet, Hafiz - who wrote:
ReplyDeleteFear is the worst room in the house. I’m hoping you’ll find some better place to live in.
Dennis
the awesome truth that we have been chosen to breathe the Holy Mystery into the world, that we have been called to let the fire of God burn into our fragile clay and teach us how to shine.
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much for this. I will keep it with me in the coming days.
These words awaken me. I'm hoping to walk out of the clay. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post. I love your blog.
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