When Love beckons you, follow it,
Although its paths are steep and rugged.
And when his wings envelop you, surrender to him,
Despite the sword hidden in its plumage that could hurt you.
And if he speaks to you, believe in him,
Even if her voice shatters your dreams, like the north wind ravages the gardens.
For just as love can crown you, it can also crucify you.
Even as it helps you grow, it pushes you to prune yourself.
Even as it rises to the very top of you and caresses your most tender branches swaying in the sun,
It delves into the deepest parts of your roots, shaking them in their hold on the earth.
Like sheaves of wheat, he gathers you, pressing you close to him.
He's flattering you to expose you.
It is veiling you to free you from your bale.
It grinds you down to whiteness.
And he kneads you until you soften.
Then he delivers you to his sacred fire, so that you may become the sacred bread of God’s holy feast.
That is all that love will do within you so that you may know the secrets of your heart and thus become a fragment of the heart of Life.
But if, in your fear, you were seeking only peace and the pleasure of love,
It is better, then, to cover your nudity and leave the threshing floor of love to withdraw into a seasonless world.
Where you will be able to laugh, but not out loud, where you will be able to cry, but not with all your tears.
Love has no desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must experience desires, let those desires be your own:
To melt into a brook that sings its melody to the night.
To experience the pain of an overflow of tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to let the blood flow joyfully.
Waking up at dawn with a winged heart and giving thanks for this new day of love.
Resting at noon, meditating on the ecstasy of love.
Coming home at dusk with gratitude.
Can you fall asleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise on your lips?
Love one another, but do not bind love with ropes.
May love be a stormy sea between the shores of your souls.
Have a good day
