Rumi and Other Mystical Poets List: St. Francis - Joy

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Saturday, April 7, 2012

St. Francis - Joy

Joy is the greatest cleanser, and it is the greatest testimony to our faith. “Toil with happiness,” my Lord once said to me. God sent a servant on an errand through a dangerous part of the world. The servant, having received in hand what God wanted delivered, turned to The Holy and said, “My Beloved Master, do you have a final instruction? and God replied, “A kind face is a prescious gift.” St. Francis of Assisi Love Poems From God Twelve Sacred Voices From The East and West Daniel Ladinsky Sign in to see full entry.

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