Neither mountains separate me from Thee, nor oceans keep me far from Thee. My own evil thoughts keep me aloof from Thee. The evil thoughts that emanate from the depths tempt me. Help me to force Akoman’s evil thoughts to sleep, the sleep of death. I will not let my evil thoughts hide Thee, Ahura […]
Hope buoys me up. Hope raises the banner under which victory can be won. I am happy when the bright ray of hope shines upon me. Often is hope doomed to disappointment. I become upholder of a forlorn hope. Me bright hope gives way to despair. My long cherished hope grows dim and fades. It […]
Seven or nine heavens, vaulting one above another, they say, is Garonmana, Thy celestial Abode of Songs. From there dost Thou come down to Thy worshippers in all Thy grandeur, when they supplicate Thee and invoke Thee. But, in all humility, I feel and know Thy nearness. Thy throne is not in supernal regions, higher […]
My life is a great trust thou hast committed to me. Help me to discharge it aright. Help me to shoulder the heavy burden of life’s responsibilities. Thy helping arm is my only stay, when life’s difficulties loom large around me. When I sail over life’s stormy sea, I am safe only when thou art […]
Unbounded is Thy abundance, O Bountiful Lord. Thou art never tired giving from it. Many million hearts cry out to Thee daily to give them what the world gives them not and Thou, in Thy mercy, dost help them to their share of Thy bounty. We rise hungry in the morning. Thou dost not suffer […]
When all else fail, Thou dost never fail. Often do I fail to answer Thy call, but Thou dost never fail to answer my call. Thou dost answer me whenever I call Thee in my joy or sorrow. Since the day that Thou didst plant my feet on the mother earth, Thou dost shepherd me […]
Thou hast planted the seed of love in human heart. It is the strongest passion of his soul. It is dearer than all that he holds dear in this world. Everything is empty, when the heart is empty. Unhappy is the heart that has not Thy love to cling to. It is lonely. It is […]
Thou art my incomparable possession. When I have Thee, I have everything for everything is Thine, yea, Thine alone. I will give myself to Thee, as verily Thou dost give Thyself to me. My heart is ever with Thee. Thou art everything to me. I can do everything when Thou art with me. I cannot […]
I pray not for paradise, for I am already in paradise, when I am with Thee. Thou art my happiness-present and future. I pray not for thy paradise. I pray for Thee. When I feel at one with Thee, it is enough for me. I have no other longing. One am I with Thee. I […]
The beauties of nature around me make me forget the nervous tension of the busy, work-a-day world. They make me think of Thee and when I think of Thee my heart warms to Thee. It is aglow with devotion for Thee. Thy divine peace descends upon me from on high. Life is no bed of […]
Men and women are but waifs and strays in life, unless Thou in Thy mercy, dost take them by their hands and lead them on the path of safety. Thou art the strength in man’s weakness hope in his despair and joy in his sorrow. Thou dost take pity on him and heal his broken […]