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Jamál (Beauty), 16 ʻAẓamat (Grandeur) 177 B.E. Sunday, May 31, 2020

"Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew a tranquil conscience within me, O my Hope! Through the spirit of power confirm Thou me in Thy Cause, O my Best-Beloved, and by the light of Thy glory reveal unto me Thy path, O Thou the Goal of my desire! Through the power of Thy transcendent might lift me up unto the heaven of Thy holiness, O Source of my being, and by the breezes of Thine eternity gladden me, O Thou Who art my God! Let Thine everlasting melodies breathe tranquillity on me, O my Companion, and let the riches of Thine ancient countenance deliver me from all except Thee, O my Master, and let the tidings of the revelation of Thine incorruptible Essence bring me joy, O Thou Who art the most manifest of the manifest and the most hidden of the hidden!"

Bahá’u’lláh1

O Lord,
Reveal to me Your unity,
so that I may see
the oneness of humanity,
the oneness of religion,
and in each of Your names
one of Your attributes.

O Lord,
as May draws to an end
assist me to become
a better world citizen,
and see beyond
the walls that separate humanity.

O Lord,
help me to proclaim the joyful news
of Your revelation through Baha'u'llah,
and express my happiness
to be alive in the age of transition.

Footnotes
1  http://www.bahaiprayers.org/spiritual2.htm