as one home. May they all live together in perfect
harmony.

O God! Raise aloft the banner of the oneness of mankind.
O God! Establish the Most Great Peace.

Cement Thou, O God, the hearts together.

O Thou kind Father, O God! Gladden our hearts through the
fragrance of Thy love. Brighten our eyes through the Light of Thy
Guidance. Delight our ears with the melody of Thy Word, and
shelter us all in the Stronghold of Thy Providence.

Thou art the Might and Powerful. Thou art the Forgiving and Thou
art the One Who overlookest the shortcomings of all mankind!
--'ABDU'L-BAHA.

O Thou Almighty! I am a sinner, but Thou art the Forgiver! I am
full of shortcomings, but Thou art the Compassionate! I am in
darkness of error, but Thou art the Light of Pardon!

Therefore, O Thou Benevolent God, forgive my sings, grant Thy
Bestowals, overlook my faults, provide for me a shelter, immerse
me in the Fountain of Thy Patience and heal me of all sickness and
disease.

Purify and sanctify me. Give me a portion from the outpouring of
holiness, so that sorrow and sadness may vanish, joy and happiness
descend, despondency and hopelessness be changed into cheerfulness
and trustfulness, and courage take the place of fear.

Verily Thou art the Forgiver, the Compassionate, and Thou art the
Generous, the Beloved! --'ABDU'L-BAHA.

O compassionate God! Thanks be to Thee for Thou hast awakened and
made me conscious. Thou hast given me a seeing eye and favored me
with a hearing ear; hast led me to Thy Kingdom and guided me to
Thy Path. Thou hast shown me the right way and caused me to enter
the Ark of Deliverance. O God! Keep me steadfast and make me firm
and staunch. Protect me from violent tests and preserve and
shelter me in the strongly fortified fortress of Thy Covenant and
Testament. Thou art the Powerful! Thou art the Seeing! Thou art
the Hearing! O Thou the Compassionate God! Bestow upon me a heart
which, like unto glass, may be illumined with the light of Thy
love, and confer upon me a thought which may change this world
into a rose-garden through the spiritual bounty. Thou art the
Compassionate, the Merciful! Thou art the Great Beneficent God!
--'ABDU'L-BAHA.

Baha'i prayer is not, however, confined to the use of prescribed forms,
important as those are. Baha'