Daily Praise Poem by Angelina Pandian

Tonight at my doorstep
While I wait for the door to open
I reflect – I left behind people
Who went to sleep tonight
With no bread or bed
Lord I thank you
For this my home and my daily bread.
The two minutes you give
At my doorstep I stop and think
Of the lady who died tonight
Run over by a train – Tomorrow
She had planned to start life
In her new house a GrahaPravesam
Planned by us who do not know
Whether we live or die tonight
I thank thee Lord for Life.
The opportunities you give us Lord
Our health and secure life we lead
The friends and family who support
Mostly your presence as guardian and guide
Which we often fail to realize and all those blessings
Which we receive but take for granted
Tonight at my doorstep
I thank thee Lord for everything.
I thank thee especially for this time you give
Between the bell and the opening of the door
For the time to think and meditate
There are those who sit for hours
In silence and in pain those who torture
Themselves to see God and search in Vain
You reveal yourself in the morning dew
Sitting like a pearl upon a leaf alone
You reveal yourself in the sweetest song
Sung by a small bird on my window sill
You reveal yourself in the starry sky
No human eye can see or live to tell
How great and grand you are in majesty
If we look we can find you among us
As the poor, the sick and the imprisoned
Ready to take our help and clasp us
To your bosom as your closest friend
If we listen to the cry of another human
Feel their pain, their loss and weep
If we stop to brush their tears and
Help them in their hour of need
There Lord I think you are near
Tonight at my doorstep
I thank thee Lord for providing, protecting
Prodding me from within to think of you
And my fellowman, my brother you made.
I thank thee Lord for this time you give each night
Between the bell and the opening of the door
For the time to think and meditate
The time to think and thank thee Lord for everything!