3656. My hope tells me
The difference between my hopeAnd my enthusiasm is this:
My hope tells me
That whether I am ready or not,
God is coming to visit me.
My enthusiasm tells me
That God is all expectation to see me;
Therefore, I shall have to run hurriedly
Towards His Palace.
Sri Chinmoy, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 37, Agni Press, 1982