Bahá'í Prayers
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Prayer for America
 "O
Thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning to Thee. These hearts
are radiant with Thy love. These minds and spirits are exhilarated
by the message of Thy glad-tidings. O God! Let this American
democracy become glorious in spiritual degrees even as it
has aspired to material degrees, and render this just government
victorious. Confirm this revered nation to upraise the standard
of the oneness of humanity, to promulgate the Most Great Peace,
to become thereby most glorious and praiseworthy among all
the nations of the world. O God! This American nation is worthy
of Thy favors and is deserving of Thy mercy. Make it precious
and near to Thee through Thy bounty and bestowal."
Abdu'l-Baha
(Servant of the Glory)
Son of Baha'u'llah (Glory of God), Founder of the Baha'i
Faith
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Baha'i prayers for:
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Prayer for Protection
 "O
my Lord! Thou knowest that the people are encircled
with pain and calamities and are environed with hardships and trouble.
Every trial doth attack man and every dire adversity doth
assail him like unto the assault of a serpent. There
is no shelter and asylum for him except under the wing of Thy protection,
preservation, guard and custody.
O Thou the Merciful One! O my Lord! Make
Thy protection my armor, Thy preservation my shield, humbleness before
the door of Thy oneness my guard, and Thy custody and defense my
fortress and my abode. Preserve me from the suggestions of self and
desire, and guard me from every sickness, trial, difficulty and ordeal.
Verily, Thou art the
Protector, the Guardian, the Preserver, the Sufficer, and verily, Thou
art the Merciful of the Most Merciful."
Abdu'l-Baha
(Servant of the Glory)
Son of Baha'u'llah (Glory of God), Founder of the Baha'i Faith
Prayer for Traveling
"O
God, my God! I have set out from my home, holding fast unto the cord of
Thy love, and I have committed myself wholly to Thy care and Thy
protection. I entreat Thee
by Thy power through which Thou didst protect Thy loved ones from the
wayward and the perverse, and from every contumacious oppressor, and
every wicked doer who hath strayed far from Thee, to keep me safe by Thy
bounty and Thy grace. Enable me, then, to return to my home by Thy power and Thy
might. Thou art, truly, the
Almighty, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting."
Baha'u'llah
(Glory of God), Founder of the Baha'i Faith
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