Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Wednesday Prayer

Sweetness is hidden in the Breath
that fills the reed.
Be like Mary--by that sweet breath
a child grew within her.

-Rumi, in The Rumi Collection, edited by Kabir Helminski

2 comments:

Terri said...

I love Rumi, thank you for this!

Sarah SSM said...

Thank you!

It reminds me of an old book by Caryll Houselander, The Reed of God.