556. The saint and the sinner

The saint was about to fall
When he saw not the Face of God
In the mind of darkness
And
In the heart of impurity.

The sinner was about to rise
When he felt the life
Of love within, without,
And
When he sang the song
Of life-transforming Light.
Sri Chinmoy, The Wings of Light, part 12, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974