Baha'u'llah's Prayer for Divine Assistance

Akka (Acre) Citadel where Baha'u'llah was incarcerated in 1868 Photograph © 2009 Robert Weinberg, used with permission

Baha'u'llah revealed this prayer for divine assistance. It mentions the victory of God's Covenant, and Baha'u'llah's imprisonment: I give praise to Thee, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee by Thy Name through which Thou didst cause the dawn to appear, and the winds to blow, and the seas to surge, and the trees to bring forth their fruits, and the earth to be beautified with its rivers, that Thou wilt aid all them that are dear to Thee with both Thy visible and invisible hosts. Render them, moreover, victorious over all those who have so rebelled in Thy land, and dishonored Thy name, and disbelieved in Thy signs, and broken Thy Covenant, and cast behind their backs Thy laws, and have to such an extent risen up against Thee, that they carried into captivity Thy kindred, and flung the Manifestation of Thy Self into prison, and immured Him Who is the Day-Spring of Thine Essence in the most desolate of cities. Thou, O my Lord, art He whose strength is immense, Whose decree is terrible. Lay hold on Thine adversaries by the power of Thy sovereignty, and assemble Thy loved ones beneath the shadow of the tree of Thy oneness, that they may stand before Thy throne, and catch the accents of Thy voice, and gaze on Thy beauty, and discover the power of Thy might. Thou art, verily, the All-Powerful, the Almighty. (Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah XXXV, p. 45)