O Lord, we are
wrongdoers; forgive us. We are sinners; grant us Thy pardon. Shelter us
in Thy refuge. Satisfy the needy through Thy forgiveness. Free us from the
world of vain imaginings and guide us to the Truth, that we may seek the divine
reality, shun the mortal world, approach the divine kingdom and, withdrawn from
the world of darkness, enter the realm of light.
Deliver us from the darkness of material existence, and illumine
us with the rays of the infinite realm. Make us the manifestations of Thy light
and the dawning places of Thy signs. Turn us from all else save Thee and cause us
to become the recipients of Thy mysteries.
Thou, O God, art the Compassionate, the Wise, the Forgiving,
the Mighty. - ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Revealed at the Universalist church, Washington DC, ‘Agnes
Parsons’ Diary, a new translation by the Baha'i World Center)
