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Praise be to Thee, O Lord, my Best Beloved!...

Praise be to Thee, O Lord, my Best Beloved! Make me steadfast in Thy Cause, and grant that
I may be reckoned among those who have not violated Thy Covenant nor followed the gods
of their own idle fancy. Enable me, then, to obtain a seat of truth in Thy presence, bestow
upon me a token of Thy mercy and let me join with such of Thy servants as shall have no fear
nor shall they be put to grief. Abandon me not to myself, O my Lord, nor deprive me of
recognizing Him Who is the Manifestation of Thine Own Self, nor account me with such as
have turned away from Thy holy presence. Number me, O my God, with those who are
privileged to fix their gaze upon Thy Beauty and who take such delight therein that they
would not exchange a single moment thereof with the sovereignty of the kingdom of heavens
and earth or with the entire realm of creation. Have mercy on me, O Lord, in these days when
the peoples of Thine earth have erred grievously; supply me then, O my God, with that which
is good and seemly in Thine estimation. Thou art, verily, the All-Powerful, the Gracious, the
Bountiful, the Ever-Forgiving.

Grant, O my God, that I may not be reckoned among those whose ears are deaf, whose eyes
are blind, whose tongues are speechless and whose hearts have failed to comprehend. Deliver
me, O Lord, from the fire of ignorance and of selfish desire, suffer me to be admitted into the
precincts of Thy transcendent mercy and send down upon me that which Thou hast ordained
for Thy chosen ones. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest. Verily, Thou art the Help in
Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

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Praised and glorified art Thou, O God! Grant...

Praised and glorified art Thou, O God! Grant that the day of attaining Thy holy presence may
be fast approaching. Cheer our hearts through the potency of Thy love and good-pleasure,
and bestow upon us steadfastness that we may willingly submit to Thy Will and Thy Decree.
Verily, Thy knowledge embraceth all the things Thou hast created or wilt create, and Thy
celestial might transcendeth whatsoever Thou hast called or wilt call into being. There is
none to be worshiped but Thee, there is none to be desired except Thee, there is none to be
adored besides Thee and there is naught to be loved save Thy good-pleasure.

Verily, Thou art the supreme Ruler, the Sovereign Truth, the Help in Peril, the Self-
Subsisting.

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O Lord my God! Assist Thy loved ones to be...

O Lord my God! Assist Thy loved ones to be firm in Thy Faith, to walk in Thy ways, to be
steadfast in Thy Cause. Give them Thy grace to withstand the onslaught of self and passion,
to follow the light of divine guidance. Thou art the Powerful, the Gracious, the Self-
Subsisting, the Bestower, the Compassionate, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful.

Abdul-Bah

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