I called through your door,
“The mystics are gathering in the street. Come out!”
“Leave me alone. I’m sick.”
“I don’t care if you’re dead! Jesus is here, and he wants to resurrect somebody!”— Rumi
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I called through your door,
“The mystics are gathering in the street. Come out!”
“Leave me alone. I’m sick.”
“I don’t care if you’re dead! Jesus is here, and he wants to resurrect somebody!”— Rumi
This is a great quote. It had the ability to make me both laugh out loud, and move me.
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That is the gift of Rumi. I am glad you like the quotation.
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