Show us God

Devotees, who come nowadays, simply keep on saying "Show us God". They have no spiritual practice, no prayer, no austerity — and past sins must be many. These have to be removed step by step, and then only God can be seen. 

The moon in the sky is covered with clouds; wind will blow away the clouds, and then only can you see the moon. Do the clouds scatter away all of a sudden? Exactly the same here. The Karmas get exhausted slowly. When God is realized, He illumines the soul internally — one knows this internally.

Ramkrishna Mission 

(Swami Vireswarananda "Teachings of Sri Sarada Devi - The Holy Mother", "Self-effort and Divine Grace", №9)