247. Measurements

I can easily measure
The weight of my brooding misdeeds,
But
I can never span
The length of God's Compassion-sky.

I can devotedly scale
The height of God's Justice-Day,
But
I can never plumb
The depth of God's Forgiveness-Sea.
Sri Chinmoy, Europe-Blossoms, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974