Dedicated to I and I

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Someone very dear to me recently gifted me with a book that is changing my life. It is impacting me in such a profound way that I wish to share it with all of you in the hopes that it too will touch your hearts and help encourage you to bloom.

The title of the book is,
Love Poems from God,
Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West
by Daniel Ladinsky.


The back cover reads:
In both eastern and western spiritual traditions, it is believed that certain mystics and saints receive a gift from God that make them poetic conduits of the divine, bearers of "love poems from God."
Twelve of these timeless spiritual poets, six from the East and six from the West, are beautifully presented in this inspiration volume. Daniel Ladinsky, best known for his gifted translations of the great Sufi poet Hafiz, brings his art to this rich and luminous collection. These fresh, innovative, and playful versions provide a meaningful way to celebrate ourselves and our world.

I will go poem by poem.
And together we will be seduced by the Love Poems from God.

Rabia

When God said, "my hands are yours,"
I saw that I could heal any creature in this world;

I saw that the divine beauty in each heart
is the root of all time
and space.