Seek ye a purchaser who will pay you gold; where will you find one more liberal than God?

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Seek ye a purchaser who will pay you gold; Where will you find one more liberal than God? He buys the worthless rubbish which is your wealth, He pays you the light that illumines your heart. He accepts these frozen and lifeless bodies of yours, And gives you a kingdom beyond what you dream of. He takes a few drops of your tears, And gives you the divine fount sweeter than sugar.

Source Masnavi, Book VI, Story III, §7 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Rumi, the Persian Sufi poet, God is the most generous buyer there is: He receives the little we offer Him, even our tears, and in exchange gives us a light that illumines the heart and a fount sweeter than sugar. Today, simply offer Him what you are living through, even a sorrow, with a few words in your heart, and welcome what He gives you in return.

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