I said to My Beloved <br /> <br />You have given me all Your love; <br />I have given You all my love; <br />what more can I give to You? <br /> <br />My Beloved said <br /> <br />If you love Me, then show your love <br />by seeing, knowing, all <br />that happens to you in your short life <br />as gifts from Me.. <br /> <br />all events, all acts, all thoughts, <br />all seeming accidents, all illnesses, <br />all that arises from your meetings with others, <br />all their words to you – <br />see them all as Me <br /> <br />I said to My Beloved, <br /> <br />O My Beloved, my love is great <br />yet my will is weak; <br />I love You as I love life itself - <br />help me in this! <br /> <br />My Beloved said <br /> <br />It will not be easy; for <br />this will be the measure of your love for Me… <br /> <br />My help is this: <br />every time you see Me in some passing moment, <br />in some passing event in your life <br />be it harsh, or seem unfair— yes, <br />especially in this, my fiercely loving love - <br />you will know My love for you <br />as you have never known My love <br />for you so great, so pure <br /> <br />I said to My Beloved <br /> <br />This hard and lovely thing, O My Beloved, <br />will be the measure of my love for You.<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/in-the-spirit-of-rumi-10/
