{"id":2578,"date":"2018-02-21T10:37:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-21T15:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/mission-and-identity\/?p=2578"},"modified":"2019-09-18T16:45:39","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T20:45:39","slug":"march-24-the-guest-house-jalal-ad-din-muhammad-rumi-%d8%ac%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%84%e2%80%8c%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%db%8c%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%af-%d8%b1%d9%88%d9%85%db%8c%e2%80%8e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/poetry\/2018\/02\/21\/march-24-the-guest-house-jalal-ad-din-muhammad-rumi-%d8%ac%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%84%e2%80%8c%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%db%8c%d9%86-%d9%85%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%af-%d8%b1%d9%88%d9%85%db%8c%e2%80%8e\/","title":{"rendered":"march 24  &#8212;  &#8220;The Guest House&#8221;  &#8211; Jal\u0101l ad-D\u012bn Muhammad R\u016bm\u012b  (\u062c\u0644\u0627\u0644\u200c\u0627\u0644\u062f\u06cc\u0646 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0631\u0648\u0645\u06cc\u200e)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wednesday \u00a0February 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The dark thought, the shame, the malice,<br \/>\nmeet them at the door laughing,<br \/>\nand invite them in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of my soul friends of many years emailed Rumi\u2019s \u201cGuest House\u201d yesterday. \u00a0 When readers send poems, they create a place of stillness in me and sometimes change my plans for a given day\u2019s post. \u00a0So it is this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Rumi\u2019s poem creates a place alive with realism and laughter, grief and joy. \u00a0 Best to read this out loud with pauses.<\/p>\n<p>Have a blessed midweek.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>john sj<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today\u2019s Post \u201c<\/strong>The Guest House\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This being human is a guest house.<br \/>\nEvery morning a new arrival.<\/p>\n<p>A joy, a depression, a meanness,<br \/>\nsome momentary awareness comes<br \/>\nAs an unexpected visitor.<\/p>\n<p>Welcome and entertain them all!<br \/>\nEven if they\u2019re a crowd of sorrows,<br \/>\nwho violently sweep your house<br \/>\nempty of its furniture,<br \/>\nstill treat each guest honorably.<br \/>\nHe may be clearing you out<br \/>\nfor some new delight.<\/p>\n<p>The dark thought, the shame, the malice,<br \/>\nmeet them at the door laughing,<br \/>\nand invite them in.<\/p>\n<p>Be grateful for whoever comes,<br \/>\nbecause each has been sent<br \/>\nas a guide from beyond.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2015\/01\/Rumi.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-1156\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2015\/01\/Rumi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jal\u0101l ad-D\u012bn Muhammad R\u016bm\u012b\u00a0\u00a0(\u062c\u0644\u0627\u0644\u200c\u0627\u0644\u062f\u06cc\u0646\u00a0\u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f\u00a0\u0631\u0648\u0645\u06cc\u200e)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_people\">Persian<\/a>\u00a0poet, jurist,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulama\">Islamic scholar<\/a>, theologian, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sufism\">Sufi<\/a>\u00a0mystic\u00a01207-1273.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday \u00a0February 21 &#8220;The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.\u201d One of my soul friends of many years emailed Rumi\u2019s \u201cGuest House\u201d yesterday. \u00a0 When readers send poems, they create &hellip; 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