B l e s s e d

Someone sent this to my healing list and when I read it my heart opened up, my eyes grew moist and my emotions became tender.

Blessed are they who make

willing sacrifices in kindness.

Blessed are they who see the star of their souls

as the light that is seen in the port from the sea.

Blessed are they who patiently strive

in the cause of truth and do not weary.

Blessed are the unselfish friends

and they whose motto in life is constancy.

Blessed are they who cover the scars of others

even from their own sight.

Blessed are the innocent who believe and trust.

Blessed are they who hear the call

from the minarets of their hearts.

Blessed are they who fear lest they cause another

the slightest hurt by thought, word, or deed.

Blessed are they who rest in the abode of their souls.

Blessed are the proud in God,

for they shall inherit the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who have found their life’s purpose.

From “The Complete Sayings of Hazrat Inayat Khan, 1978, Sufi Order Publications, New Lebanon, NY,

Suras 551-561, pp. 64-65. (insignificantly revised/reorganized by Sharing Futures, Ltd. Houston, TX, 2005)