488. Lord, if it is Your Will

Lord, if it is Your Will,
I shall love my enemies.

Lord, if it is Your Will,
I shall illumine my friends.

Lord, if it is Your Will,
I shall forgive my earthly existence.

Lord, if it is Your Will,
I shall live without You.

But
If it is Your Will
That I should equal You
And become another God,
Then
I shall cry around You,
I shall sigh within You,
I shall die before You.

Lord, give me only one boon:
First and last,
That You will remain my eternal Lord.
Sri Chinmoy, The Dance of Life, part 10, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973