Prayers
Children
Praise be to Thee, O my God, that Thou didst graciously remember me through Thy Most Exalted Pen, at a time when Thou wert held in the Most...
Bahá'u'lláhO Lord, my God! This is a child that hath sprung from the loins of one of Thy servants to whom Thou hast granted a distinguished station in...
Bahá'u'lláhPraised be Thou, O Lord my God! Graciously grant that this infant be fed from the breast of Thy tender mercy and loving providence and be...
Bahá'u'lláhO God, my God! I supplicate confirmation and assistance for those who have arisen to serve Thy Cause and to educate the children who have...
'Abdu'l-BaháO Thou pure God! I am a little child; grant that the breast of Thy loving-kindness be the breast that I cherish; suffer me to be nourished...
'Abdu'l-BaháO Lord! Guard Thou the children that are born in Thy day, are nurtured at the breast of Thy love, and fostered in the bosom of Thy...
'Abdu'l-BaháO thou little handmaid of God! I earnestly hope that thou wilt be nurtured in the bosom of the love of God and wilt grow and develop...
'Abdu'l-BaháO beloved child! Praise be to God that thou hast entered the divine Kingdom while of tender age and that thou hast received a share of the...
'Abdu'l-BaháO thou verdant plant of the Abhá Paradise! O thou tender sapling of the rose-garden of immortality! Although thou art but a tiny creature...
'Abdu'l-BaháO thou tender plant in the garden of the love of God! The heavenly gifts of the Ancient Beauty make every plant verdant and fresh, and...
'Abdu'l-BaháO thou hyacinth which hast sprung up beside the heavenly stream! Let thyself be reared in the cradle of the loving providence of God and...
'Abdu'l-BaháO thou sapling which hast grown in the garden of the love of God! Unloose thy tongue in thanksgiving to the Kingdom of glory for having...
'Abdu'l-BaháO ye two tender plants in the Abhá Paradise! Render thanks unto God that ye have sprouted in this heavenly garden. God willing ye will...
'Abdu'l-BaháO ye candles which have been lighted by the fingers of the Blessed Perfection! Praise be to God that ye are illumined by the light of...
'Abdu'l-BaháO ye tender seedlings in the garden of the love of God! O ye fresh saplings in the meadows of the knowledge of God! The sight of the...
'Abdu'l-BaháO loved ones of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá! Man’s life has its springtime and is endowed with marvellous glory. The period of youth is characterized by...
'Abdu'l-BaháHe is God! O Thou pure God! Let these saplings which have sprouted by the stream of Thy guidance become fresh and verdant through the...
'Abdu'l-BaháO Thou kind Lord! Grant that these trees may become the adornment of the Abhá Paradise. Cause them to grow through Thy celestial bounty....
'Abdu'l-BaháO Compassionate God! O Lord of Hosts! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast preferred these little children over the full-grown and mature,...
'Abdu'l-BaháO my God, O my God! Verily this plant hath yielded its fruit and standeth upright upon its stalk. Verily it hath astounded the farmers and...
'Abdu'l-BaháO Lord! Make these children excellent plants. Let them grow and develop in the Garden of Thy Covenant, and bestow freshness and beauty...
'Abdu'l-BaháO Lord! Plant this tender seedling in the garden of Thy manifold bounties, water it from the fountains of Thy loving-kindness and grant...
'Abdu'l-BaháO God! Educate these children. These children are the plants of Thine orchard, the flowers of Thy meadow, the roses of Thy garden. Let Thy...
'Abdu'l-BaháO Thou kind Lord! These lovely children are the handiwork of the fingers of Thy might and the wondrous signs of Thy greatness. O God!...
'Abdu'l-BaháHe is God! O God, my God! Bestow upon me a pure heart, like unto a pearl.
'Abdu'l-BaháO God, guide me, protect me, make of me a shining lamp and a brilliant star. Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful.
'Abdu'l-BaháO Peerless Lord! Be Thou a shelter for this poor child and a kind and forgiving Master unto this erring and unhappy soul. O Lord! Though we...
'Abdu'l-BaháO my God! O my God! Thou seest these children who are the twigs of the tree of life, the birds of the meads of salvation, the pearls of the...
'Abdu'l-BaháO my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years. Nourish me from the breast of Thy mercy, train me in the bosom of Thy love, educate me...
'Abdu'l-BaháO Lord! I am a child; enable me to grow beneath the shadow of Thy loving-kindness. I am a tender plant; cause me to be nurtured through the...
'Abdu'l-BaháO Thou peerless Lord! Let this suckling babe be nursed from the breast of Thy loving-kindness, guard it within the cradle of Thy safety and...
'Abdu'l-BaháO God! Rear this little babe in the bosom of Thy love, and give it milk from the breast of Thy Providence. Cultivate this fresh plant in...
'Abdu'l-BaháO Thou compassionate Lord! O Lord of Hosts! Praise be unto Thee that Thou hast preferred these young children over the full grown and the...
'Abdu'l-BaháO God, my God! We are children who have sucked the milk of divine knowledge from the breast of Thy love and have been admitted into Thy...
'Abdu'l-BaháO Thou kind Lord! We are poor children, needy and insignificant, yet we are plants which have sprouted by Thy heavenly stream and saplings...
'Abdu'l-BaháO Thou most glorious Lord! Make this little maidservant of Thine blessed and happy; cause her to be cherished at the threshold of Thy...
'Abdu'l-BaháO my merciful Lord! This is a hyacinth which hath grown in the garden of Thy good pleasure and a twig which hath appeared in the orchard of...
'Abdu'l-BaháO Lord! Grant that this marriage may be blessed and happy. Send down Thy mercy upon them both in order that from them may issue forth noble...
'Abdu'l-BaháPraised be Thou, O my God! This servant of Thine testifieth that naught else except Thee can ever express Thee, nor canst Thou be described...
Bahá'u'lláh