612. Father, such a long delay

Father, such a long delay.
How do You account for it?
May I know?
"Certainly you may, My daughter.
I am sorry and embarrassed to say
That for a long time I have been living
In My Justice-Room,
And
Not in my Compassion-Palace."
Sri Chinmoy, Europe-Blossoms, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974