During morning devotion, I read this poem by Rabi'a, a Sufi mystic.
O my Lord,
if I worship you
from fear of hell, burn me in hell.
If I worship you
from hope of paradise, bar me from its gates.
But if I worship you
for yourself alone, grant me then the beauty of your face.
The question became for me, why do I worship God? Do I worship God because God is or because God does? Do I worship God because God loved first or because God promises? Today I will practice worshiping God for God alone. May I be granted the beauty of God's face.
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