There is a line often attributed to Rumi that has followed countless people through seasons of grief: “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” Whether or not these words appeared exactly as they are often quoted today, they beautifully capture the spirit of Rumi’s writings. The 13th-century Persian mystic did not denyContinue reading “The Wound and the Light”
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Called by Name
In the wake of the worldwide conversations about slavery reparations, my mind wandered back to a movie I watched many years ago. I cannot remember its title anymore, but one scene has never quite left me. It is strange how certain images stay with us long after the credits have rolled. Whenever I read IsaiahContinue reading “Called by Name”
Do It Anyway
I recently chanced upon a beautiful variation of The Paradoxical Commandments, originally written by Kent M. Keith in 1968 and later popularized through Mother Teresa. The spirit of those words has stayed with me ever since. People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.Forgive them anyway. If you are kind,people may accuse you of selfish ulteriorContinue reading “Do It Anyway”
The Pearls and the Ripples: A Helpful Metaphor for the Mind
Over these past years, we have seen the popularization of the concept of the mind and its workings in all spheres of life. Today, we hear sermons about the mind in our churches, read about it in books, and are constantly bombarded with information about the mind on our various social media platforms. Teachings aboutContinue reading “The Pearls and the Ripples: A Helpful Metaphor for the Mind”
As a Man Grows
🌄 As a man grows,He learns where true wealth lives.Not in applause that fades by morning,Nor in houses so large they echo with emptiness.For the soul grows tired of gathering thingsThat cannot sit beside it in the dark.And slowly he discoversThat peace of mind is a greater treasureThan titles engraved in gold.A calm heart, heContinue reading “As a Man Grows”
