March 8
Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! These are the days whereon
Thou hast bidden all men to observe the fast, that through it they may purify
their souls and rid themselves of all attachment to any one but Thee, and that
out of their hearts may ascend that which will be worthy of the court of Thy
majesty and may well beseem the seat of the revelation of Thy oneness. Grant, O
my Lord, that this fast may become a river of life-giving waters and may yield
the virtue wherewith Thou hast endowed it. Cleanse Thou by its means the hearts
of Thy servants whom the evils of the world have failed to hinder from turning
towards Thine all-glorious Name, and who have remained unmoved by the noise and
tumult of such as have repudiated Thy most resplendent signs which have
accompanied the advent of Thy Manifestation Whom Thou hast invested with Thy
sovereignty, Thy power, Thy majesty and glory. These are the servants who, as
soon as Thy call reached them, hastened in the direction of Thy mercy and were not kept back from Thee by the changes and chances of
this world or by any human limitations. (Baha’u’llah, Prayers and Meditations
of Baha’u’llah’)
