Motif
divine transformation of fire and water
divine_transformation_of_fire_and_water
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Mystical, Poetic, and Personified Fire. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Mesnevi OF QONYA. / PREFACE. / IN THE NAME OF GOD, / THE ALL-MERCIFUL, THE VERY-COMPASSIONATE.; lines 8425-8533 confidence: medium
A prayer asks the Lord to pour mercy’s cleansing stream, transform sin’s fire into faith’s light, and commands images of ocean, streams, fire, and lake under divine will.
The prayer says God can change the fire of sin to the light of faith, make fire a pleasant stream, and make a lake appear as a fiery pit.
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