Pulling Out the Chair

Pulling out the chair
Beneath your mind
And watching you fall upon God-
There is nothing else for Hafiz to do
That is any fun in this world!


-Shams-ud-din Mohammed Hafiz
Muslim mystic (1320-89)


No, I am not going to relive another elementary school story (although I think I did get in trouble for pulling out a chair from underneath a classmate in second grade!) I began to read one of Father Richard Rohr's Books, "Everything Belongs" and the forward contained the thought by Hafiz.

Some have labeled this blog as a haven for "gossip". I prefer to think of our conversations here as a forum for 'pulling out the chair' on the minds of those in the parish. Don't you think that prayerful, good natured communication of this sort actually strengthens our community more so than canned script we get from the institution???

Falling upon God, after having the chair pulled out from under you, should be welcomed?