Holding the light in the dark,  Sending love and peace  to all .

The candle I lit with hope for our people and our country is my Hildegard candle

made by the Benedictine Sisters in the Abbey in Bingen, Germany.

Holding all the families that are grieving with the tragic loss  of their loved ones on the 14th December.

And the Light shall overcome . . .

     

The Guest House

by Rumi

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

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Copyright 1997 by Coleman Barks. Posted with permission. All rights reserved.

From The Illuminated Rumi.