the prophets have wondered [public]

[lillornyn]

The prophets have wondered to themselves,
"How long
should we keep pounding this
cold iron? How long
do we have to whisper into an empty cage?"

So don't be timid.
Load the ship and set out.

No one knows for certain
whether the vessel will sink
or reach the harbor.

Just don't be one of those merchants
who won't risk the ocean!

This is much more important
than losing or making money!

This is your connection to God.

Think of the fear and the hope that you have
about your livelihood. They make you
go to work diligently every day.

Now consider what
the prophets have done.
Abraham wore fire
for an anklet.
Moses spoke to the sea.
David moulded iron.
Solomon rode the wind.

Work in the invisible world
at least as hard
as you do in the visible.

Be a companion with the prophets,
invisibly, so that no one knows.

You can't imagine what profit will come!
When one of those generous ones
invites you into his fire,
go quickly!
          Don't say
"But will it burn me?
Will it hurt?"

Rise! Move around the center
as pilgrims wind the Kaaba.

Being still is how one clay clod
sticks to another in sleep,
while movement wakes us up
and unlocks
new blessings.