228. Don't tell me a lie
Don't tell me a deliberate lie:God loves you.
Don't tell me a half lie:
I clearly see
Your love of God is not totally
sincere.
Don't tell me a complete lie:
I tell you,
God does have the time
In measureless measure
To think of you,
To love you
And immortalise you.
Sri Chinmoy, Three hundred sixty-five Father's Day prayers, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974