Among the hills, when you sit in the cool

shade of the white poplars, sharing the peace and

serenity of distant fields and meadows … then let

your heart say in silence, “God rests in reason.”

And when the storm comes, and the mighty wind

shakes the forest, and thunder and lightning

proclaim the majesty of the sky … then let your heart

say in awe, “God moves in passion.”

And since you are a breath in God’s sphere, and a

leaf in God’s forest, you too should rest in reason

and move in passion.

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Excerpted from “The Prophet” by Kahlil Gibran

Painting by Jana White

@jana_h_white