Discourses of Rumi

312 V DISCOURSES OF RUMIthe child, but he always found an exact match ofthat food already at her side. He said, “Mary, Iam in charge of you. Where is this food comingfrom?” Mary said, “Whenever I feel the need forfood, I ask God and He sends it to me. His bountyand compassion are infinite. Whoever relies onHim, their trust is not in vain.”Now, after Zachariah saw this he prayed, “OGod, since You allow the need of this child, pleasegrant me my desire. Give me a son who will beYour friend, who, without my prompting, willwalk with You and be occupied in obedience toYou.” God brought John into being, even thoughhis father was bent and feeble, and his motherwas very old and had not borne a single childwhile she was young. Still, she became pregnantand gave birth.Don’t you see that all these things are but anoccasion for the display of God’s omnipotence?Everything came from Him, and His will mustalways come to pass. The believer knows thatbehind this wall there is Someone who is aware ofevery circumstance in our lives, one by one, andwho sees us though we do not see Him. But those