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We have no firm devotion to Thee; how then can we blame Thee? We ask wages for service never rendered. We have not worshipped Thee, our faith is not pure; but the blame lies on our destiny. Unnumbered worshippers there have been who renounced the world and subdued their lusts. No such vigour have I shown, yet I wish to meet Thee. Of Thy compassion fulfil this desire; vindicate Thy name! Tuka says, Though a child be an idiot, yet his father and mother do carefully maintain him.
Source Tukaram, Poem 2672 · 📖 Read the full passage
✨ To meditate on today
According to Tukaram, the poet-saint of Maharashtra, even one who feels imperfect and poor in devotion can count on God's compassion, just as a child, even a clumsy one, counts on the care of father and mother. Today, when you reproach yourself for a weakness, replace the reproach with a sentence of trust: "God takes care of me like a parent", then take one small step in the right direction.
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