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Bahíyyih Khánum
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Pages 155-156
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42: All praise to the omnipotent Lord, that in ...
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All praise to the omnipotent Lord, that in this auspicious day He Who is the Sun of bounty has
shone out so fair and bright as to light up the world
of the hearts. He has burned away the veils of
waywardness and ignorance. He has struck off the
fetters of baseless myths and ignoble concepts that
chained the people hand and foot. He has cleansed
and burnished the mirrors of men's souls, sullied by
the dust and rust of this dark world. He has opened
wide the door to that Celestial Tavern of matchless
wine, and He is freely pouring out the immortal
draught of knowledge and perception and love. He
has hoisted the banner of oneness, and destroyed the
foundations of estrangement. Under the sway of
His unity, the many-coloured races and diverse
religions have tasted the rose-red wine of His love,
and are aliens no more. Those pure in spirit who
have set eyes upon Him, and approached the place
He dwells in, reflecting Him have shone out like
mirrors, and cleaving to Him alone, they have
detached their hearts from all else but Him. They
have heard, with their inner ears, His words, and
they have noted His ways, and forgotten all else.
They are ever soaring upward, out of the lower
world to the world above, and they are fit to be told
the mysteries, and they understand them.
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Such a day, then, is a day for praise and thanks, a
time of benedictions and blessings, a time to wash
away the stains of earth's defilement.
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Let us turn our hearts to the world aloft, and cup
our hands and supplicate our matchless Loved One,
and urgently entreat Him, saying:
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O Thou Kind Bestower, O Nourisher of our
souls and hearts!
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We have no aim, except to walk Thy path; we
have no wish, except to bring Thee joy. Our souls
are united, and our hearts are welded, each to each.
In offering Thee our thanks and praise, in following
Thy ways and soaring in Thy skies, we are all one.
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We are helpless, stand Thou by us, and give us
strength.
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Thou art the Protector, the Provider, the Kind.
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