d ones! The world is wrapped in the thick darkness of open
revolt and swept by a whirlwind of hate. It is the fires of malevolence
that have cast up their flames to the clouds of heaven, it is a
blood-drenched flood that rolleth across the plains and down the hills,
and no one on the face of the earth can find any peace. Therefore must the
friends of God engender that tenderness which cometh from Heaven, and
bestow love in the spirit upon all humankind. With every soul must they
deal according to the Divine counsellings and admonitions; to all must
they show forth kindness and good faith; to all must they wish well. They
must sacrifice themselves for their friends, and wish good fortune to
their foes. They must comfort the ill-natured, and treat their oppressors
with loving-kindness. They must be as refreshing water to the thirsty, and
to the sick, a swift remedy, a healing balm to those in pain and a solace
to every burdened heart. They must be a guiding light to those who have
gone astray, a sure leader for the lost. They must be seeing eyes to the
blind, hearing ears to the deaf, and to the dead eternal life, and to the
despondent joy forever.

Let them willingly subject themselves to every just king, and to every
generous ruler be good citizens. Let them obey the government and not
meddle in political affairs, but devote themselves to the betterment of
character and behaviour, and fix their gaze upon the Light of the world.

237: WHOSO RECITETH THIS PRAYER WITH LOWLINESS AND ...

Whoso reciteth this prayer with lowliness and fervour will bring gladness
and joy to the heart of this Servant; it will be even as meeting Him face
to face.

He is the All-Glorious!

O God, my God! Lowly and tearful, I raise my suppliant hands to Thee and
cover my face in the dust of that Threshold of Thine, exalted above the
knowledge of the learned, and the praise of all that glorify Thee.
Graciously look upon Thy servant, humble and lowly at Thy door, with the
glances of the eye of Thy mercy, and immerse him in the Ocean of Thine
eternal grace.

Lord! He is a poor and lowly servant of Thine, enthralled and imploring
Thee, captive in Thy hand, praying fervently to Thee, trusting in Thee, in
tears before Thy face, calling to Thee and beseeching Thee, saying:

O Lord, my God! Give me Thy grace to serve Thy loved ones, strengthen me
in my servitude to Thee, illumine my brow with the light of adoration in
Thy court of holines