O' Lord, Are You with Me? - sinners' solace at night

1. O’ Lord, are You with me?

I was driving home

Late one night,

And I felt a tinge

Of uncertainty.

With worry, I whispered,

“O’ Lord, are You with me?”

And the Voice answered,

“Yes.”

I was praying late

The same night,

And while prostrated

On the prayermat,

A sense of deep relief

Overwhelmed me,

So I whispered,

“O Lord, are You with me?

And the Voice

Again answered,

“Yes.”

Unable to sleep

After the prayers

I was writing,

When I felt

Someone watching,

And then asking,

“O’ Taufiq, why are

You writing still

While others sleep?”

And I typed this reply,

“Because, o’ Voice,

You give me

No other choice”.

“I don’t?”, He asked.

And then I typed,

“Yes, you don’t. And thank You.”

Tracing a smile upon my face, He sighed and said,

“Oh, you are welcome, Taufiq.”

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What is life if you cannot enjoy a quiet moment with your God, our One True Lord? And what is life, if alone and troubled, you cannot seek His company and gentle assurances? It is not virtue nor good character that drives us, but the need to find His Hope, besieged as we are by the world's problems, which often enough, is of our own making and error... lacking as we are of good character or virtues. 

Have a lovely Sabbath, sunshine.

Angel 1: There he goes again. Talking to himself ...
Angel 2: Weird fellow...

wa min Allah at-taufiq

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