{"id":4257,"date":"2024-03-01T20:47:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T20:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triciabatessmith.com:443\/?p=4257"},"modified":"2024-04-08T20:48:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T20:48:01","slug":"one-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triciabatessmith.com:443\/index.php\/2024\/03\/01\/one-love\/","title":{"rendered":"One Love."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We had a seminary assignment to write a reflection of our understanding of the following sacred text from the Islam tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cI saw my Lord with the eye of the heart. I said: Who are Thou? He answered: Thou.\u201d<\/em> (Al-Hallaj, \u201cThe Eye of the Heart\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was inspired to write the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">I entered my heart space and found the Presence of Love within. \nMy mind said, \u201cAhhh! This is who I am!\u201d \nThe image of my beloved Lord came before me. \nI asked, \u201cAre You???\u201d \nI heard within my mind, \u201cAm I not the same as you just described yourself?\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>One Love. A short poem by Tricia Bates Smith, 3-1-2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a seminary assignment to write a reflection of our understanding of the following sacred text from the Islam tradition. \u201cI saw my Lord with the eye of the heart. I said: Who are Thou? 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