Last night I posted a saying from Rumi, the Persian poet: “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” I have been thinking about this saying today and it reminds me of something I believed in for a long time. I believe at heart and soul we are all loveable creatures. However, we cover our heart and soul with so much stuff that we cannot feel it and others cannot see it in our words and actions. Rumi calls them barriers we have built in ourselves.
At the heart of being truly ourselves and eliminating the barriers we need to be more and do less. The deeper we explore our inner selves the more we will discover the love at the heart of our being. Taking away the barriers will allow our love to shine.
St. Ignatius of Loyola says we need to seek God in all things. Just like seeking love maybe our task is “to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against” God.
How do we seek to take down the barriers in ourselves to Love and God? Something to think about this season of Lent!
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