of His bounty.

Suffer this servant, I beseech Thee, to attain unto that which is the
cause of his salvation in every world of Thy worlds. Thou art, verily, the
Almighty, the Most Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

--Baha'u'llah

"He is the prayer-hearing, prayer-answering..."

He is the prayer-hearing, prayer-answering God!

By Thy glory, O Beloved One, Thou giver of light to the world! The flames
of separation have consumed me, and my waywardness hath melted my heart
within me. I ask of Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, O Thou the Desire of the
world and the Well-Beloved of mankind, to grant that the breeze of Thine
inspiration may sustain my soul, that Thy wondrous voice may reach my ear,
that my eyes may behold Thy signs and Thy light as revealed in the
manifestations of Thy names and Thine attributes, O Thou within Whose
grasp are all things!

Thou seest, O Lord my God, the tears of Thy favored ones, shed because of
their separation from Thee, and the fears of Thy devoted ones in their
remoteness from Thy Holy Court. By Thy power, that swayeth all things,
visible and invisible! It behooveth Thy loved ones to shed tears of blood
for that which hath befallen the faithful at the hands of the wicked and
the oppressors on the earth. Thou beholdest, O my God, how the ungodly
have compassed Thy cities and Thy realms! I ask Thee by Thy Messengers and
Thy chosen ones and by Him whereby the standard of Thy divine unity hath
been implanted amidst Thy servants, to shield them by Thy bounty. Thou
art, verily, the Gracious, the All-Bountiful.

And, again, I ask Thee by the sweet showers of Thy grace and the billows
of the ocean of Thy favor, to ordain for Thy saints that which shall
solace their eyes and comfort their hearts. Lord! Thou seest him that
kneeleth yearning to arise and serve Thee, the dead calling for eternal
life from the ocean of Thy favor and craving to soar to the heavens of Thy
wealth, the stranger longing for his home of glory 'neath the canopy of
Thy grace, the seeker hastening by Thy mercy to Thy door of bounty, the
sinful turning to the ocean of forgiveness and pardon.

By Thy sovereignty, O Thou Who art glorified in the hearts of men! I have
turned to Thee, forsaking mine own will and desire, that Thy holy will and
pleasure may rule within me and direct me according to that which the pen
of Thy eternal decree hath destined for me. This servant, O Lord, though
helpless turneth to the Orb of