In The Kingdom of My Father

I want to go back

to the abode of my father

and there I shall lay and rest;

in the comfort of His household

in the solace of the land of my birth

in the protection of My Maker

in the abode of all hopes.

Oh even for a while

Even for a time

I shall experience the joy

and the longing of the Saints;

Let me rest in my father’s arms,

let me feel His embrace;

Let me hear the song of the angels,

let me sleep in sweet peace;

Let my dreams be filled with,

the glut of His grace.

Let me play eternally,

and for a time be a child forever;

Unhindered by time

unrestricted by space

unconstrained by greed or envy;

unopposed by hatred,

undeterred by my weakness,

and limits of the things of this earth.

Let me swim in the vast ocean

where fishes of love reside;

 Let me quench my thirst of its sweetness,

let me drown in its most desired nectar,

which drives the wise to edge

and impels the martyr’s 

willingness to die;

O Most Merciful Father,

please allow me to go home;

Please close Your eyes

to not see my defects,

like when Your mind

had set aside my rebellion;

Let me be for a moment,

in Your eternal timeless time,

 be truly joyful;

And because You allowed me

to be with You,

I am, and I can be

no less than perfect,

and perfectly secure.