37. O my desire, o my aspiration

O my scorching desire,
Are you not my shameless disgrace?
    “Yes, I am.
    But God still loves me.”

O my burning aspiration,
Are you not my fulfilling promise to God,
    My eternal Father?
    “No, I am not.
    I am the mere Grace-servant
    And Reality-son of God.”
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, part 2, Sri Chinmoy Lighthouse, New York., 1974