varying degrees of light

Ali Zayn al-Abidn taught something along the lines of... God shouldn't be worshipped for fear of hell, for desire of paradise, but for the humble gratitude of his gift of the capacity to worship him.

The mystic Rabi'ah al-'Adawiyah wrote, in contemplative love for God,
"My Lord, if I worship you in fear of fire,
burn me in hell.
If I worship you in desire of paradise,
deprive me of it.
But if I worship you in love of you,
then deprive me not of your eternal beauty."

Okay. Hmmm.
I'll talk to you guys later.