I am Alone with You

"My God and my Lord: Eyes are at rest, 
  the stars are setting, 
  hushed are the movements of birds in their nests, 
  of monsters in the deep. 
  And you are the Just who knows no change, 
  the Equity that does not swerve, 
  the Everlasting that never passes away. 
  The doors of kings are locked and guarded by their henchmen, 
  but Your door is open to those who call upon You. 
  My Lord, each lover is now alone with his beloved 
  And I am alone with You." 
 'Rabi'a al Adawiya'

Walking through the streets she was seen carrying a bucket of water in one hand and a burning candle in the other. When asked why, she said: "I want to set fire to heaven with this flame and put out the fire of hell with this water so that people will cease to worship God for fear of hell or for temptation of heaven. One must love God as God is Love." He, Glorious and Majestic said, "I was a hidden treasure, and I wanted to be known. So I created the Creation in order to be known." Hence to know His creation is to know Him; to love His creation is to love Him.