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       A Poem By Rumi 
   DIR By: agapekaicharis333
       Date: March 28, 2014, 12:32 pm
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       I have found this poem by Rumi to be helpful in my meditations
       through the various stages of grief and change that are
       inevitable in life and we experience within our congregations in
       transition.  It is always a good reminder that each experience
       is an opportunity to learn and grow.
       THE  GUEST  HOUSE
       
       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 whatever comes,
       because each has been sent
       as a guide from beyond.
       
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