4117. An abiding friendship
There can be no lasting friendshipBetween my useless fears
And my shameless doubts,
Because both are bad.
There can easily be, nay,
There actually is an abiding friendship
Between my soulful faith
And my prayerful purity,
Because both are good.
Sri Chinmoy, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 42, Agni Press, 1982