The following
supplication is to be read by the teachers and friends daily:
O Thou
kind Lord! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast shown us the highway of
guidance, opened the doors of the kingdom and manifested Thyself through the
Sun of Reality. To the blind Thou hast given sight; to the deaf Thou hast
granted hearing; Thou hast resuscitated the dead; Thou hast enriched the poor;
Thou hast shown the way to those who have gone astray; Thou hast led those with
parched lips to the fountain of guidance; Thou hast suffered the thirsty fish
to reach the ocean of reality; and Thou hast invited the wandering birds to the
rose garden of grace.
O
Thou Almighty! We are Thy servants and Thy poor ones; we are remote and yearn
for Thy presence, are athirst for the water of Thy fountain, are ill, longing
for Thy healing. We are walking in Thy path and have no aim or hope save the
diffusion of Thy fragrance, so that all souls may raise the cry: O God, “Guide
us to the straight path.” [Qur’án 1:6] May their eyes be opened to behold the light, and may they
be freed from the darkness of ignorance. May they gather around the lamp of Thy
guidance. May every portionless one receive a share. May the deprived become
the confidants of Thy mysteries.
O
Almighty! Look upon us with the glance of mercifulness. Grant us heavenly
confirmation. Bestow upon us the breath of the Holy Spirit, so that we may be
assisted in Thy service and, like unto brilliant stars, shine in these regions
with the light of Thy guidance.
Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Wise and the
Seeing.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of the Divine Plan)
