Wings of Divine Love and Freedom

There is a story about the great saint Rabia:
She was held captive in slavery for some time,
And one night her master was awoken by a bright light in the darkness.
He heard her pray,

'O God, You are aware that the sole longing of my heart is to be totally surrendered to your command.
The very light of my eyes is service to Your court.
If it were up to me, I would never cease serving you, even for an hour. Yet you have caused me to be subject to a creature.
For this, I come late to your service.'

The master immediately set her free and she lived with God from that point on.
Before she left, the man even proclaimed that if she stayed there, he and all of the people of his house would serve her.
But she found true freedom, and service from a greater Master.

Sometimes a great light awakens me too,
It awakens my own self who holds me captive in this world,
Captive to desires, thoughts, distractions.
In the light of this awakening,
I hear my soul beseech for freedom.

In my experience such prayers are always answered,
So we break all of the chains,
And fly high upon the wings of Divine love and freedom.