From my The Essential RUMI book:
There's a strong connection between Jesus and Rumi. I'm told a Christian church in Shiraz (Iran) has a qiatrain from Rumi carved in stone over its door:
Where Jesus lives, the great-hearted gather.
We are a door that's never locked.
If you are suffering any kind of pain,
stay near this door. Open it.
A sweet inclusiveness
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