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brightness of the light of Thy providence.

They that are shut out as by a veil from Thee have imagined that they have
the power to put out Thy light, and to quench Thy fire, and to still the
winds of Thy grace. Nay, and to this Thy might beareth me witness! Had not
every tribulation been made the bearer of Thy wisdom, and every ordeal the
vehicle of Thy providence, no one would have dared oppose us, though the
powers of earth and heaven were to be leagued against us. Were I to
unravel the wondrous mysteries of Thy wisdom which are laid bare before
me, the reins of Thine enemies would be cleft asunder.

Glorified be Thou, then, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name
to assemble them that love Thee around the Law that streameth from the
good-pleasure of Thy will, and to send down upon them what will assure
their hearts.

Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou art, verily, the Help in
Peril, the Self-Subsisting.








Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy servant who hath quaffed from
the hands of Thy grace the wine of Thy tender mercy, and tasted of the
savor of Thy love in Thy days. I beseech Thee, by the embodiments of Thy
names whom no grief can hinder from rejoicing in Thy love or from gazing
on Thy face, and whom all the hosts of the heedless are powerless to cause
to turn aside from the path of Thy pleasure, to supply him with the good
things Thou dost possess, and to raise him up to such heights that he will
regard the world even as a shadow that vanisheth swifter than the
twinkling of an eye.

Keep him safe also, O my God, by the power of Thine immeasurable majesty,
from all that Thou abhorrest. Thou art, verily, his Lord and the Lord of
all worlds.








Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest how the tempestuous winds of
tests have caused the steadfast in faith to tremble, and how the breath of
trials hath stirred up those whose hearts had been firmly established,
except such as have partaken of the Wine that is life indeed from the
hands of the Manifestation of Thy name, the Most Merciful. These are the
ones whom no word except Thy most exalted word can move, whom nothing
whatever save the sweet smelling fragrance of the robe of Thy remembrance
can enrapture, O Thou Who art the Possessor of all names and the Maker of
earth and heaven!

I implore Thee, O Thou Who art the beloved Companion of Bahá, by Thy name,
the All-Glorious, to keep safe these Thy servants under the shadow of the
wings of Thine all-encompassing mercy, that the darts of the evil
suggestions of the wicked doers among Thy creatures, who have disbelieved
in Thy signs, may be kept back from them. No one on earth, O my Lord, can
withstand Thy power, and none in all the kingdom of Thy names is able to
frustrate Thy purpose. Show forth, then, the power of Thy sovereignty and
of Thy dominion, and teach Thy loved ones what beseemeth them in Thy days.

Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the
Most Great.








All praise be to Thee, O my God! Thou beholdest my helplessness and
poverty, and bearest witness unto my woes and trials. How long wilt Thou
abandon me among Thy servants? Suffer me to ascend into Thy presence. The
power of Thy might beareth me witness! Such are the tribulations with
which I am encompassed that I am powerless to recount them before Thy
face. Thou, alone, verily, hast through Thy knowledge reckoned them.

I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art my Companion in my lowliness, to rain down
upon Thy loved ones from the clouds of Thy mercy that which will cause
them to be satisfied with Thy pleasure, and will enable them to turn unto
Thee and to be detached from all else except Thee. Ordain, then, for them
every good conceived by Thee and predestined in Thy Book. Thou art,
verily, the All-Powerful, He Whom nothing whatsoever can frustrate. From
everlasting Thou hast been clothed with transcendent greatness and power,
with unspeakable majesty and glory. There is no God beside Thee, the
Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.

Glorified be Thy name, Thou in Whose hand are the kingdoms of earth and
heaven.

brightness of the light of Thy providence.

They that are shut out as by a veil from Thee have imagined that they have

the power to put out Thy light, and to quench Thy fire, and to still the

winds of Thy grace. Nay, and to this Thy might beareth me witness! Had not

every tribulation been made the bearer of Thy wisdom, and every ordeal the

vehicle of Thy providence, no one would have dared oppose us, though the

powers of earth and heaven were to be leagued against us. Were I to

unravel the wondrous mysteries of Thy wisdom which are laid bare before

me, the reins of Thine enemies would be cleft asunder.

Glorified be Thou, then, O my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Most Great Name

to assemble them that love Thee around the Law that streameth from the

good-pleasure of Thy will, and to send down upon them what will assure

their hearts.

Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou art, verily, the Help in

Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy servant who hath quaffed from

the hands of Thy grace the wine of Thy tender mercy, and tasted of the

savor of Thy love in Thy days. I beseech Thee, by the embodiments of Thy

names whom no grief can hinder from rejoicing in Thy love or from gazing

on Thy face, and whom all the hosts of the heedless are powerless to cause

to turn aside from the path of Thy pleasure, to supply him with the good

things Thou dost possess, and to raise him up to such heights that he will

regard the world even as a shadow that vanisheth swifter than the

twinkling of an eye.

Keep him safe also, O my God, by the power of Thine immeasurable majesty,

from all that Thou abhorrest. Thou art, verily, his Lord and the Lord of

all worlds.

Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest how the tempestuous winds of

tests have caused the steadfast in faith to tremble, and how the breath of

trials hath stirred up those whose hearts had been firmly established,

except such as have partaken of the Wine that is life indeed from the

hands of the Manifestation of Thy name, the Most Merciful. These are the

ones whom no word except Thy most exalted word can move, whom nothing

whatever save the sweet smelling fragrance of the robe of Thy remembrance

can enrapture, O Thou Who art the Possessor of all names and the Maker of

earth and heaven!

I implore Thee, O Thou Who art the beloved Companion of Bahá, by Thy name,

the All-Glorious, to keep safe these Thy servants under the shadow of the

wings of Thine all-encompassing mercy, that the darts of the evil

suggestions of the wicked doers among Thy creatures, who have disbelieved

in Thy signs, may be kept back from them. No one on earth, O my Lord, can

withstand Thy power, and none in all the kingdom of Thy names is able to

frustrate Thy purpose. Show forth, then, the power of Thy sovereignty and

of Thy dominion, and teach Thy loved ones what beseemeth them in Thy days.

Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the

Most Great.

All praise be to Thee, O my God! Thou beholdest my helplessness and

poverty, and bearest witness unto my woes and trials. How long wilt Thou

abandon me among Thy servants? Suffer me to ascend into Thy presence. The

power of Thy might beareth me witness! Such are the tribulations with

which I am encompassed that I am powerless to recount them before Thy

face. Thou, alone, verily, hast through Thy knowledge reckoned them.

I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art my Companion in my lowliness, to rain down

upon Thy loved ones from the clouds of Thy mercy that which will cause

them to be satisfied with Thy pleasure, and will enable them to turn unto

Thee and to be detached from all else except Thee. Ordain, then, for them

every good conceived by Thee and predestined in Thy Book. Thou art,

verily, the All-Powerful, He Whom nothing whatsoever can frustrate. From

everlasting Thou hast been clothed with transcendent greatness and power,

with unspeakable majesty and glory. There is no God beside Thee, the

Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.

Glorified be Thy name, Thou in Whose hand are the kingdoms of earth and

heaven.