Thy
loving-kindness encompass me.

All praise be unto Thee, O Thou besides Whom there is none other God.
Graciously enable me to ascend unto Thee, to be granted the honor of
dwelling in Thy nearness and to have communion with Thee alone. No God is
there but Thee.

Indeed shouldst Thou desire to confer blessing upon a servant Thou wouldst
blot out from the realm of his heart every mention or disposition except
Thine Own mention; and shouldst Thou ordain evil for a servant by reason
of that which his hands have unjustly wrought before Thy face, Thou
wouldst test him with the benefits of this world and of the next that he
might become preoccupied therewith and forget Thy remembrance.

--The Bab

"O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify..."

O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers.
I lay all my affairs in Thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge. I will
no longer be sorrowful and grieved; I will be a happy and joyful being. O
God! I will no longer be full of anxiety, nor will I let trouble harass
me. I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life.

O God! Thou art more friend to me than I am to myself. I dedicate myself
to Thee, O Lord.

--'Abdu'l-Baha

"O my God! O my God! Glory be unto Thee..."

O my God! O my God! Glory be unto Thee for that Thou hast confirmed me to
the confession of Thy oneness, attracted me unto the word of Thy
singleness, enkindled me by the fire of Thy love, and occupied me with Thy
mention and the service of Thy friends and maidservants.

O Lord, help me to be meek and lowly, and strengthen me in severing myself
from all things and in holding to the hem of the garment of Thy glory, so
that my heart may be filled with Thy love and leave no space for love of
the world and attachment to its qualities.

O God! Sanctify me from all else save Thee, purge me from the dross of
sins and transgressions, and cause me to possess a spiritual heart and
conscience.

Verily, Thou art merciful and, verily, Thou art the Most Generous, Whose
help is sought by all men.

--'Abdu'l-Baha

"O my Lord! O my Lord! This is a lamp lighted..."

O my Lord! O my Lord! This is a lamp lighted by the fire of Thy love and
ablaze with the flame which is ignited in the tree of Thy mercy. O my
Lord! Increase his enkindlement, heat and flame, with the fire which is
kindled in the Sinai of Thy Manifestation. Verily, Thou art the Confirmer,
the Assister, the