Love is reckless; not reason

Love is reckless; not reason.
Reason seeks a profit.
Love comes on strong,
consuming herself, unabashed.

Yet, in the midst of suffering,
Love proceeds like a millstone,
hard surfaced and straightforward.

Having died of self-interest,
she risks everything and asks for nothing.
Love gambles away every gift God bestows.

Without cause God gave us Being;
without cause, give it back again.

by, Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi - Coleman Barks interpretatoin

Keren's thoughts
A 12th century Muslim teaches me about God i.e. Love i.e. Jesus to me.

*Love i.e. God in me takes risks
*Love i.e. God in me extends itself
*God i.e. Love i.e. Jesus is unabashedly vulnerable.
*God i.e. Love i.e. Jesus is full of Emotion – like me.
*Human – like me is Needy for Love i.e God in all His people no matter what our backgrounds or current situations happen to be.

I had another post, titled "chanticleer", I was ready to post, and will later. However, recent events, particularly today, in All aspects of my circle of life invloved taking risks for the sake of Love i.e. God i.e. Jesus. So Holy Spirit - here ya' go.

Peace
Keren

PS . There is a New Testament (I think) reference to: "Without cause God gave us Being; without cause, give it back again." Perhaps you might know it?