d assistance are
clear. Therefore, confirm and strengthen us. Enable us to do that which is
worthy of Thy holy Threshold. Illumine our hearts, grant us discerning
eyes and attentive ears. Resuscitate the dead and heal the sick. Bestow
wealth upon the poor and give peace and security to the fearful. Accept us
in Thy kingdom and illumine us with the light of guidance. Thou are the
Powerful and the Omnipotent. Thou art the Generous. Thou art the Clement.
Thou art the Kind.

--'Abdu'l-Baha

THE FUND

"O God, my God! Illumine the brows of Thy..."

All the friends of God ... should contribute to the extent possible,
however modest their offering may be. God doth not burden a soul beyond
its capacity. Such contributions must come from all centers and all
believers. ... O Friends of God! Be ye assured that in place of these
contributions, your agriculture, your industry, and your commerce will be
blessed by manifold increases, with goodly gifts and bestowals. He who
cometh with one goodly deed will receive a tenfold reward. There is no
doubt that the living Lord will abundantly confirm those who expend their
wealth in His path.

O God, my God! Illumine the brows of Thy true lovers, and support them
with angelic hosts of certain triumph. Set firm their feet on Thy straight
path, and out of Thine ancient bounty open before them the portals of Thy
blessings; for they are expending on Thy pathway what Thou hast bestowed
upon them, safeguarding Thy Faith, putting their trust in their
remembrance of Thee, offering up their hearts for love of Thee, and
withholding not what they possess in adoration for Thy Beauty and in their
search for ways to please Thee.

O my Lord! Ordain for them a plenteous share, a destined recompense and
sure reward.

Verily, Thou art the Sustainer, the Helper, the Generous, the Bountiful,
the Ever-Bestowing.

--'Abdu'l-Baha

HEALING

"O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the ocean..."

O God, my God! I beg of Thee by the ocean of Thy healing, and by the
splendors of the Daystar of Thy grace, and by Thy Name through which Thou
didst subdue Thy servants, and by the pervasive power of Thy most exalted
Word and the potency of Thy most august Pen, and by Thy mercy that hath
preceded the creation of all who are in heaven and on earth, to purge me
with the waters of Thy bounty from every affliction and disorder, and from
all weakness and feebleness.

Thou seest, O my Lord, Thy sup