In the sound of a barking dog
In the ring of a hammer
In a drop of rain
In the face of Everyone I see."
-- Hafiz
Hafiz nails it! He might just as easily have asked "Where is there not a door to God?" Just a moment of reflection will show us that every person, every experience, every element, every being is a portal to the Divine.
Somehow, though, we miss so many of these passageways into Light. We curse the rain, bewail the noise of the barking dog, ignore the hammer, and blur the faces. We blindly go through life as if the doors to God do not exist.
It's our loss. We wrap ourselves in petty woes while all around us doors swing open, and on the other side God patiently awaits. God is not looking for our praise, obedience or sacrifice, merely recognition. Once we recognize the Divine as the sum and substance of life, all of life changes. We swim in a sea of Spirit, ride the waves of change, splash in the surf of presence, even as we drive watery metaphors into the ground!
The challenge is simply the same everyday -- see God everywhere and in everyone. Enter every door. Now and now and now... forever. Amen.
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