How
did the rose
ever open its heart
to give to the world all of its beauty?
It felt the encouragement of light against its being
otherwise we all remain too
frightened
Hafiz
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It’s a dangerous world out there
people get hurt
harsh words
rejection
betrayed love
hate
prejudice
abuse and oppression
the list of ill is myriad
and so we creep through life
carefully
we connect with others
protectively
is it scary
and yet
a world of people afraid of each other
unable to open up
and be alive, and real
unable to expend themselves on behalf of others
not a pretty sight
bring on the zombies
and yet
when the sun shines
when the warmth of God’s love
sneaks in
through the shell of fear
we have made
we unfold
if only for a moment
we become who we were created to be
the children of the Sacred
open
free
loving
dancing
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