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IV :: Unearned and Unearnable

My spiritual advisor JMD had encouraged me to explore God’s love through the Sufi mystics. I associate sin and God’s love with Christianity, obedience and God’s mercy with Islam. Islam is safe and quieting and beautiful in obedience and mercy. When I meditated on the Love of God, I realized its scope. Unearned. Unearnable. AndContinueContinue reading “IV :: Unearned and Unearnable”

II :: Woot to a 13th Century Egyptian Sufi Sheikh

I was amazed by what I found in Sufi mysticism. Ibn ‘Ata’Illah’s Book of Wisdom sang of God in verse as I have no language for. He captured exactly what I think, what I feel, how I approach God, and what I struggle with in prayer. What I’m trying to say is, he nailed itContinueContinue reading “II :: Woot to a 13th Century Egyptian Sufi Sheikh”

I :: Shout Out to the Mennonites for Leading Me to the Sufi Mystics

Last week, I spent four days at The Hermitage, a retreat center in Southwest Michigan. They practice silence. Simplicity. And are associated with the Mennonites. My spiritual advisor, JMD, is a resident staff member there. I had been keeping a gratitude journal in preparation for my time there. I collected reading recommendations and knew IContinueContinue reading “I :: Shout Out to the Mennonites for Leading Me to the Sufi Mystics”