And do Thou ordain for me that which Thou hast ordained for Thy
trusted ones, them that have quaffed the wine of divine inspiration from
the chalice of Thy bounty and hastened to do Thy pleasure and observe Thy
Covenant and Testament. Powerful art Thou to do as Thou willest. There is
none other God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Decree for me, by Thy bounty, O Lord, that which shall prosper me in this
world and hereafter and shall draw me nigh unto Thee, O Thou Who art the
Lord of all men. There is none other God but Thee, the One, the Mighty,
the Glorified.
--Baha'u'llah
"Make firm our steps, O Lord, in Thy path..."
Make firm our steps, O Lord, in Thy path and strengthen Thou our hearts in
Thine obedience. Turn our faces toward the beauty of Thy oneness, and
gladden our bosoms with the signs of Thy divine unity. Adorn our bodies
with the robe of Thy bounty, and remove from our eyes the veil of
sinfulness, and give us the chalice of Thy grace; that the essence of all
beings may sing Thy praise before the vision of Thy grandeur. Reveal then
Thyself, O Lord, by Thy merciful utterance and the mystery of Thy divine
being, that the holy ecstasy of prayer may fill our souls--a prayer that
shall rise above words and letters and transcend the murmur of syllables
and sounds--that all things may be merged into nothingness before the
revelation of Thy splendor.
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