O Lord! I am a child; enable me to grow beneath the shadow
of Thy loving-kindness. I am a tender plant; cause me to be nurtured through
the outpourings of the clouds of Thy bounty. I am a sapling of the garden of
love; make me into a fruitful tree.
Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful, and Thou art the
All-Loving, the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Bahá’í Prayers and
Tablets for Children’, A Compilation prepared by the Research Department of the
Universal House of Justice, posted at Baha’i Reference Library at the Baha’i
World Center)
