Well is it with the one, O my God, who hath been so enriched
by Thee as to be made independent of the kingdoms of earth and heaven. Rich is
the one who hath held fast to the cord of Thy wealth, is submissive before Thy
face, and for whom Thou art sufficient above all things. Poor is the one who
hath dispensed with Thee, waxed proud before Thee, turned away from Thy
presence, and disbelieved in Thy signs. Suffer me, then, O my God and my
Beloved, to be numbered with those whom the breezes of Thy will move as they
list, not with those whom the wind of self and passion stirreth and directeth
as it pleaseth. - Baha’u’llah (compilation: The Importance of Obligatory Prayer
and Fasting, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of
Justice)
