WHAT TO EXPECT AND ASK ?
SANDEEP SILAS
Don’t make me so big that I think I own Your Earth
Don’t give me so much that I think I can command the oceans
Don’t place me so high that I forget I am human
Don’t make me so powerful that I am distanced from hungering humanity
Don’t give me all what I ask, lest I forget the struggle and the value of achievement
Let me live with the mountain and the sea in perfect harmony
Let me watch in amusement the flight of birds
Let me eyes think my body is moving with the flying clouds
Let me touch the trees and the green leaves
Let me smell the beautiful flowers, fragrance pervading my soul
Let me feel the warmth of another human hand
Let me not shy away from extending a helping hand
Let me seek shelter in times of trial in You
Let me pray for easing the suffering of others
Let me be a part of You
Make me an instrument of Your will
Your wish to become my path
Your design to become the plan of my life
Your command to be my endeavour
Your presence to be my feeling
Your proximity to be my pride
Your grace to fill my soul
Your holiness to become my divinity
All this I ask and no more
If you think this is the way
May your lips too utter this prayer
(Copyright: Sandeep Silas)
