SATGUR HOYE DAYAL
“And when the broken-hearted people Living in the world agree There will be an answer, let it be…” (From the song ‘Let it Be’ by The Beatles) A s I write this Post, two contrasting scenes come before me… The first scene is from the film ‘Lagaan’… For long, there is a drought in the village and the people are heart-broken, anxious, and worried… They have come together with the last hope: a heart-wrenching plea to God… O Paalanhare, Nirgun aur Nyaare O Paalanhare, Nirgun aur Nyaare Tumre bin hamra kaunon naahin This song is my all-time favourites, as that’s how you and I have been praying – whether alone, as a family or as a community – just crying out to the Lord… ‘Have mercy on us, O Lord’… And does the Lord hear? The hope says, ‘He does’… our sincere trust and faith say, ‘He does’… The second scene that comes before me is from the villages of Punjab which are presently devastated by floods… And, we find ourselves pleading to the same merciful Lor...