Thursday, March 26, 2020

A short, private prayer

A short, private prayer                                                                               

I am what anyone takes Me to be, said Meher Baba.
The Highest of High (Who alone exists)

apparently reflecting and responding
to every soul according

to their existing awareness.
When the atheist declares my Lord

a madman or fraud, he is telling the truth
as per the evidence of his individual perception.

When the sophisticate smiles with condescension;
when the Buddhist nods, agreeably non-committal;

when the Christian, Muslim, Jew shouts blasphemy,
it is of no occasion for dispute or refutation

but instead the moment for a short, private prayer –
thank You, Lord, for revealing Yourself to me.

O child of God, your business is to love Him.
His business is everything else.   


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