A Letter to Maryam

My Dear Friend of Islam,

I have seen that you have honored me by placing my name upon your beautiful site, filled words of love and acceptance.  I am humbled that you, an ambassador of all the beauty that Islam contains, would lead your people to my world.  I also find it ironic that we, two representatives of the core of our cultures, walk hand in hand in the midst of war between our nations.

I would like to extend my apologies to you and your culture, for the behavior of my people towards both your religion and your lifestyle.  I can assure you that this segment of my society does not represent the whole of my nation.  There are those among my people that do, indeed, accept our differences.  I only wish that people such as you, and myself, could lead our nations in a new light.  One that you and I have found.

You, the Sufis, seek love and wisdom.  You humbly share this light with those around you.  Yet, there are those that shy from this light, and continue to make war within your communities, and with those who oppose them.

We, your brothers and sisters of another nation, the Mystics, only wish to join you in your efforts.  Yet, we are not only divided by the oceans and rivers, but by those that surround both of us.

We, the Sufis and all the Mystics in the world, are holding each others hand.  We are the collective keepers of wisdom of our cultures, which is, no doubt, why you have represented my efforts so graciously on your website.

I thank you, my beautiful friend of Sufism.  Your light shines from your nation, to mine.  And, someday, we will grow a root between us, that extends beyond the wars between our people.

I have been taught, by those who have trained me:

A Master bows to a Master

And, in this wisdom, I, a Universal, Independent Mystic, bow to the Sufis of Islam.

Stay well, my friend.  This world needs you, and all those that share your truth.

With Great Respect and Adoration,

Teresa Silverthorn

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