O Thou forgiving God! These servants are turning to Thy
kingdom and seeking Thy grace and bounty. O God! Make their hearts good and
pure in order that they may become worthy of Thy love. Purify and sanctify the
spirits that the light of the Sun of Reality may shine upon them. Purify and
sanctify the eyes that they may perceive Thy light. Purify and sanctify the
ears in order that they may hear the call of Thy kingdom.
O Lord! Verily, we are weak, but Thou art mighty. Verily, we
are poor, but Thou art rich. We are the seekers, and Thou art the One sought. O
Lord! Have compassion upon us and forgive us; bestow upon us such capacity and
receptiveness that we may be worthy of Thy favors and become attracted to Thy
kingdom, that we may drink deep of the water of life, may be enkindled by the
fire of Thy love, and be resuscitated through the breaths of the Holy Spirit in
this radiant century.
O God, my God! Cast upon this gathering the glances of Thy
loving-kindness. Keep safe each and all in Thy custody and under Thy
protection. Send down upon these souls Thy heavenly blessings. Immerse them in
the ocean of Thy mercy and quicken them through the breaths of the Holy Spirit…
Thou art the Powerful, the Omnipotent, the Merciful, and
Thou art the Generous, the Beneficent, the Lord of grace abounding.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Revealed at the end of a talk at Mount Morris Baptist Church, New York, on 26
May, 1912; ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Bahá
during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912’)
