O God our Lord! Protect us through Thy grace from whatsoever
may be repugnant unto Thee and vouchsafe unto us that which well beseemeth
Thee. Give us more out of Thy bounty and bless us. Pardon us for the things we
have done and wash away our sins and forgive us with Thy gracious forgiveness.
Verily Thou art the Most Exalted, the Self-Subsisting.
Thy loving providence hath encompassed all created things in
the heavens and on the earth, and Thy forgiveness hath surpassed the whole
creation. Thine is sovereignty; in Thy hand are the Kingdoms of Creation and
Revelation; in Thy right hand Thou holdest all created things and within Thy
grasp are the assigned measures of forgiveness. Thou forgivest whomsoever among
Thy servants Thou pleasest. Verily Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Loving.
Nothing whatsoever escapeth Thy knowledge, and naught is there which is hidden
from Thee.
O God our Lord! Protect us through the potency of Thy might,
enable us to enter Thy wondrous surging ocean, and grant us that which well
befitteth Thee.
Thou art the Sovereign Ruler, the Mighty Doer, the Exalted,
the All-loving.
- The Báb (Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
