O God, Thou art a sea of compassion; mother, father, and brother to me!

According to Tukaram, the poet-saint of Maharashtra, God is an ocean of compassion, mother, father and brother at once, who opens a thousand paths to true life and undoes the ties that imprison. Today, at the moment you feel alone or shut in by a worry, speak to God as to a close parent, in a few simple words, and let Him loosen that tie.