When You Finally Submit

When you finally submit,

when you finally consent to be intimate with the Beloved

and enter into His bedchamber

you share everything that is yours with Him.

You empty from your satchel

all that you have been carrying around:

All of your hurt, your joy,

your anger, your contentments,

your confusion, your loves,

your fears, your hopes.

You lay it all before Him,

discussing each thing,

laughing over the shiny items

crying together over those that are broken.

When you are finished and the silence has quieted your soul

the Beloved takes his turn

and shares everything that is His with you.

He gives to you salvation and strength,

wisdom and comfort

discernment and love

…and that’s just for starters.

When two people become one,

their possessions are united as well.

In this union with the Beloved,

Najat knows who got the better end of the deal.