sed up above every
other name, and hast caused to overshadow all that are in heaven and all
that are on earth, to cast not away him that hath turned towards Thee, and
to deny him not the wonders of Thy grace and the hidden evidences of Thy
mercy. Let the hands of Thine omnipotence kindle in his heart a lamp that
will enable him to shine brightly in Thy days, and to cry out with such
vehemence in Thy name that no timidity will deter him from soaring in the
atmosphere of Thy love, and from ascending to the horizon of rapture and
longing for Thee, and that the pursuits of Thy creatures will not withhold
him from magnifying Thy word, that Thou mayest behold him sanctified as
Thou wishest and as beseemeth Thy majesty and glory.

Exalted though this station may be, O my God, and however excellent this
position--for who else except Thyself hath the power to show forth what may
be deemed worthy of Thine exaltation and befit Thy greatness--yet Thou art
He Who is the All-Bountiful, the Most Compassionate. All the atoms of the
earth testify that Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the Benevolent, the Great
Giver, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise. Look, then, upon him, O my God,
with the eyes of Thy loving-kindness, and cast upon him the glance of Thy
generosity. Enrapture him, moreover, with the sweet melodies of Him Who is
the Fountain-Head of Thy Revelation, in such wise that he may wholly
surrender his will to Thy pleasure, and fix his hopes upon the things Thou
didst ordain in Thy Tablets. Strengthen, then, his heart by Thy name, the
Almighty, the Faithful, that he may draw forth the hand of power, and with
it help Thy Cause when the light of Thy beauty is manifested and the
Day-Star of Thy majesty is risen.

Since Thou hast called him by Thy name, O my Lord, single him out among
Thy servants for Thy service. Thou well knowest, O my Lord, that in
revealing myself I have sought only to reveal Thy Cause, and have turned
to no one except for the sake of Thy Revelation and for the purpose of
manifesting Thy loving-kindness. I beseech Thee, by Thy treasured Name
Who, at this very moment, is speaking, to send down upon him and upon them
that love Thee that which is enshrined in the heaven of Thy favor and
bounties, that they may be filled with vehement longing towards Thee, and
exult in Thy Covenant, O Thou Who art the Lord of Lords! Ordain, then, for
him and for them that which becometh Thy name, the All-Bountiful.

Thou art, in truth, the