O God, my God! Cheer my heart through seemly patience and endurance under every grievous affliction. Bestow upon me fortitude, O Lord, and grant that I may be reckoned among Thy servants who have surrendered their will to Thy decree, who endure patiently every trial sent by Thee, who tread no path but that of resignation, and whom no grief, however great, can ever sadden. Thou art, in truth, the All-Bountiful, the Compassionate, the All-Merciful. [1]
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (‘Additional Prayers Revealed by ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá’, online Baha’i Reference Library of the Baha’i World Center)
[1] Revealed for the recipient on the occasion of the death
of his newborn child.
