The Ocean of Light — Page 76
76 I do not seek any recompense from them lest some may think I am indebted to them, nor do I stand before them so that they should give me something. This is because my Gracious Lord looks after me in every single moment, and I hope that I move on from this world before I ever have to depend on anyone else. By God Almighty! I have come to the people so that I may guide them away from drought towards rain- bearing clouds; away from ignorance towards higher forms of knowledge; away from indolence towards diligence; away from humiliating defeat towards victory and bliss; away from Satan towards the God of Miracles. I wanted to apply the Marham-e-’ i s a 1 on their itching wounds, but they did not choose reconciliation 1 The Marham-e- ‘ i s a [The Ointment of Jesus] is, without a doubt, effective for all kinds of itching, pruritus, plague, wounds, scratches and many other diseases which are the result of disorders of the blood. The disciples had prepared it for those wounds that ‘ I s a had received while on the cross. In this context the itching is the itching of doubts and suspicions, as is not hidden from men of understanding. (Author)