Thou art to me mother, father, brother and bosom friend.

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Thou art to me mother, father, brother and bosom friend; treasure, family and darling of the soul. Now I need no other grounds of assurance. I have placed on Thy head all my burden of gaining and keeping.

Source Tukaram, Poem 215 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Tukaram, poet and saint of Maharashtra, God is at once mother, father, brother and bosom friend, and we can entrust Him with everything we carry. Today, choose one specific worry, lay it in thought in His hands, and walk on lighter.

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