I have had an exceptionally good few days (about which more later), and I am minded to cap them off by sharing with y’all the gorgeous and magnificent prayer revealed by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá specifically for Bahá’ís to read when they wish to intone something especially pleasing to God at midnight! As I type this, it’s a few minutes after midnight on the morning of Monday, 4/1/2024, and my heart is full of the kind of joyous and exuberant love that makes it feel precisely natural and good to share spiritual writing, especially the Sacred Scriptures of the Bahá’í Faith, which is the religion I love most.
“O seeker of Truth! If thou desirest that God may open thine eye, thou must supplicate unto God, pray to Him, and commune with Him at midnight, saying:
‘O Lord, I have turned my face unto Thy kingdom of oneness and am immersed in the sea of Thy mercy! O Lord, enlighten my sight by permitting me to behold Thy lights in this dark night, and make me happy by the wine of Thy love in this wonderful age! O Lord, make me hear Thy call, and open before my face the doors of Thy heaven, so that I may see the light of Thy glory and become attracted to Thy beauty! Verily, Thou art the Giver, the Generous, the Merciful, the Forgiving!’”