Most magnificent lord and creator; all praise and thanks id due to thee, O lord. The light of Whose Countenance illuminates the heavens and the earth. All praise and thanks is due to thee, O lord, who created everything out of nothing and who created me, eventhough you did not need me. Lord, I know that You know everything that is within me, yet I do not know all that is within You. Yet it helps me to ‘write’ You a letter, and so I ask Your merciful indulgence as I write this to You. Lord, how can I face your Magnificent Presence? Everyday the weakness of the human condition overtakes me, and I fall shorts of the standards You called me to uphold. How can I face Your Magnificent Presence? You have given me so much, yet so many times, I have sinned against You. How can I face Your Magnificent Presence? When I think about all the bounties and blessings and mercy You have showered upon me. Yet, when I am alone, I faced with my demons in the darkness. I frequently fall short of Your grace. Lord, I don’t know how could I face Your Magnificent Presence. Yet, you are still here for me, Lord. In fact, You have always been there for me. When I was growing up, my mother tried to instill fear of You in me, and it worked. Yet, the image I conjured up of You ' and I ask for Your forgiveness ' is that of a God waiting for me to fall, so He can slap me down in punishment. I know that is not You, Lord. I know you are more loving and kind and merciful and gentle than that. I know this know but when I did not know this then, still You were there for me. When I struggled as a teenager to be true to You, and suffering painful and lonely isolation for that fidelity, You were there for me. When I was ridiculed by my peers for staying true to Your way, You were there for me. You helped soothe me when I hurt so badly. When I went to college and I doubted the truth of the message of Your noble prophet, You did not lost me down. You did not turn me away, You were there for me. When I...