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Bahíyyih Khánum
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3: Dear and deeply spiritual sister! At morn and ...
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Dear and deeply spiritual sister! At morn and eventide, with the utmost ardour and humility, I
supplicate at the Divine Threshold, and offer this,
my prayer:
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`Grant, O Thou my God, the Compassionate,
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that that pure and blessed Leaf may be comforted
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by Thy sweet savours of holiness and sustained by
the reviving breeze of Thy loving care and mercy.
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Reinforce her spirit with the signs of Thy Kingdom,
and gladden her soul with the testimonies of
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Thy everlasting dominion. Comfort, O my God,
her sorrowful heart with the remembrance of Thy
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face, initiate her into Thy hidden mysteries, and
inspire her with the revealed splendours of Thy
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heavenly light. Manifold are her sorrows, and
infinitely grievous her distress. Bestow continually
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upon her the favour of Thy sustaining
grace and, with every fleeting breath, grant her
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the blessing of Thy bounty. Her hopes and
expectations are centred in Thee; open Thou to
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her face the portals of Thy tender mercies and lead
her into the ways of Thy wondrous benevolence.
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Thou art the Generous, the All-Loving, the
Sustainer, the All-Bountiful....'
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