O Lord, my God! Praise and thanksgiving be unto Thee for
Thou hast guided me to the highway of the kingdom, suffered me to walk in this
straight and far-stretching path, illumined my eye by beholding the splendors
of Thy light, inclined my ear to the melodies of the birds of holiness from the
kingdom of mysteries and attracted my heart with Thy love among the righteous.
O Lord! Confirm me with the Holy Spirit, so that I may call
in Thy Name amongst the nations, and give the glad tidings of the manifestation
of Thy kingdom amongst mankind.
O Lord! I am weak, strengthen me with Thy power and potency.
My tongue falters, suffer me to utter Thy commemoration and praise. I am lowly,
honor me through admitting me into Thy kingdom. I am remote, cause me to
approach the threshold of Thy mercifulness. O Lord! Make me a brilliant lamp, a
shining star and a blessed tree, adorned with fruit, its branches overshadowing
all these regions. Verily, Thou art the Mighty, the Powerful and Unconstrained.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of the Divine Plan’)
