42. EVERYTHING HAPPENS TO PLEASE ME

When the time is ripe,
Everything happens to please me.
Lo and behold!
Earth-cry needs me,
My dedicated service,
   To realise God.
Heaven-smile needs me,
My dedicated service,
   For its manifestation
      On earth.
Sri Chinmoy, The Golden Boat, Part 16, Vishma Press, New York, 1974