17.
My Lord,My outer life is fast asleep,
But my inner life is fully awake.
Do not abandon me because of
My outer life's misbehaviour.
There shall come a time,
I am sure,
When my outer life
Will follow my inner life
Happily and proudly.
Sri Chinmoy, My Lord's Lotus-Feet versus my devotion-heart, part 1, Agni Press, 1998