Be Grateful To the Lord Almighty

When there is chaos all around suffocating You have in your kindness kept me secure I have no justification at all to fret and fume I cannot but be grateful to you; my dear Lord. When millions of masses are undernourished You the compassionate one have granted me With a square meal for self and my household I cannot but be grateful to you my dear Lord. When I find my fellow beings in torn clothes Fending themselves from vagaries of nature You have provided me with enough apparel I cannot but be grateful to you; my dear Lord. There are thousands with no proper shelter To protect themselves from rain and wind You have given me a cosy roof over my head I cannot but be grateful to you; my dear Lord. When I am aware of awful suffering around And my comfort zone with your benign mercy I feel ashamed of my silly protests against you Please forgive me my Lord, I am grateful; ever. Ramesh Deshpande