Posted by Stuart Gilman (65.94.253.149) on September 05, 2002 at 19:19:09:

A Month of Prayers for Peace & Love

O, Bahaâuâllah, our most Noble and Trusted Being,
Our Wise, Beneficent, All-Powerful and Radiant Star,
Thou have taught us that Supreme Peace
Arises from the Energy of Silence, Prayer and Love.
We feel Thy Cosmic Breath that flows
Like the Purest Stream throughout the Universe.

During this Month of Prayers for Peace and Love,
We awaken with Salutations toward Heaven, Salutations to Thee,
Salutations to Thy Pure Spirit and Thy Infinite Wisdom.
We strive to feel our own Immortal Blessedness,
To enfold ourselves within the Great Fabric of Thy Creation.

The Pure Diamond of Illumination
And the Attainment of Divine Bliss
Is achieved by Silence, Prayer and Love.

As we pray, O, Bahaâuâllah, Thy Eternal Breath enters our Bodies,
Thy Noble Soul gathers the Dust of our Egos,
And of our Savage Minds, that doth disgrace Thy Mercy.

We pray to Thee - expel our tired Ignorance
Expel our Earth-Weary Hatreds and Confused Realities.

Here, we still grasp and struggle among Worldly Things.
We argue between ourselves when we are brothers and sisters.
We forget the All-encompassing Glory of Thy Wisdom
The passion for Earthly Peace is weak, O, Bahaâuâllah.

Surely Peace and Love are the Gateway to Heaven.

O, Bahaâuâllah, may Thou free us from our Ignorance
And take us out of the furthest regions of the Lake of Shadows,
Where we have dwelled so many years,
Take us from the Deafening Dark and our Opposing Energies,
That we all may be Purified and Cleansed of Hate.
Our Prayers ascend to Thee, O, Bahaâuâllah.

During these Days of Prayers for Peace,
Let our Hidden Joy climb toward the Blessed Mist Of Thy Unity,
Urge Peace upon our struggling nations
When no Earthly Power yields to Peace and Love.

May we hear Thy Voice in our Prayer-filled Silence.
As we practice Silence, Prayer and Love.
Then, by our Earnest Prayers we strive to Embrace
All our enemies, within us and between our nations.
To Embrace the Peace and Love which is Thy childrensâ heritage

Let us adorn the Garments of Thy Love and Kindness
Within our Prison of Pain to go beyond Ourselves.

Let our Month of Prayers for Peace and Love,
Bring Glory to Thee,
And Peace and Love between Arabs and Jews.
And all the Peoples of Thy World.

Though we are Sinners, suffering self-righteous pride,
Through Thee, we can banish Illusions of Good and Evil,
Of Darkness and Light, of Right and Wrong.
And through Thee, we may approach Peace and Love
Imbued with the Perfumed Radiance of Thy Thoughts.
To Goodness and Charity, to Bahaâuâllah, the One, the Only.

On each day of Silence, Prayer and Love,
We shall awake, in a hope-filled, cloudy field of Dreams,
We, who are Humble Seekers of Thy Majestic Truths
And Great Enlightenments.

We shall be disciplined by Prayer and Love.
The Perfumed Candles of Thy Glory shall speak to us.

Too many years have we have forgotten Thy Dispensations
And so many have perished from this earthly veil.

Yet, may we yet follow Thy teachings and behold
Lotus Blossoms appear in our Desertâs Thirsty Air,
And when we pray, O, Our Beloved Bahaâuâllah,
Let the Majesty of Peace and Love
Unfold like Golden Ribbons on a Ruby Carpet of Devotion.

Thy Words are Silken Strands of Heavenly Breath.
Thou speak to us of the Noble Truth of our Oneness.
Thy Sacred Truths of Man as One Noble Being
Echo with Stirring Sounds that Vibrate through the Harsh Gateways
Of our Deeds, to the Primordial Ears of our Strengthening Faith.

By our Prayers for Peace and Love, we can feel
The Breath of Thy Sorrow and Thy Gladness,
Thy Loving Smile, Thy Wisdom and Thy Illuminating Whispers.

To be Thy Servants in One World, One Humanity
Is Thy Hope above the Pain,
Let Peace and Love in this month of Prayer
Remain with us forever, to bring all Thy Children
To the Same Sacred Peace of Brotherly and Sisterly Love.

In that moment Thy Living Spirit and Loving Passion
Shall Burn brightly and forever
Within our welcoming Hearts.

The Diamond of Illumination
And the attainment of Divine Bliss
Is achieved by Silence, Prayer and Love.

O, Bahaâuâllah, we do not understood all we should,
But as long as we listen to Thy Immortal, Blessed Words,
And those of all The Prophets without Separation, as One,
Then, all the Martyrs who carry their wounds into Heaven,
Be they Arab or Jew, Gentile or Asian.

In Today's world and to Tomorrow's Promise,
Peace and Harmony of all Mankind can come.
The Circle of Pain and Misfortune will end.

During these days of Prayer for Peace
May we become like Newborn Children,
And Drink from Thy Infinite Ocean of Love.

The Diamond of Illumination
And the attainment of Divine Bliss
Is achieved by Silence, Prayer and Love.

Let our Month of Prayers for Peace and Love,
Bring Glory to Thee,
And Peace and Love between Arabs and Jews.
And all the Peoples of Thy World.

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