Dawn Prayers

Welcome to today’s prayer podcast — a time to quiet the heart, uplift the spirit, and turn our thoughts toward the Source of all light and life. Together, we will meditate on sacred words that remind us of our true purpose: to know and draw near to our Creator. In these prayers, we seek to cleanse the channel of our souls, to reflect God's radiance, and to walk firmly in His path. We give thanks for His awakening touch upon our hea...

1. “Since We have been expelled from our homeland and banished from Baghdad to a remote place, that the fire of the love of God might be quenched, the lamp of guidance extinguished, the banner of God hauled down, and the call of the True One silenced, We have therefore chosen to fully reveal the Cause, manifest the proof, raise the call, and hoist the banner of the Cause of God, that all may see that this persecuti...

1. Bless Thou… O Lord my God, Thy servants and Thy handmaidens who have attained unto Thee.
2. It is seemingly, that the servant should, after each prayer, supplicate God to bestow mercy and forgiveness upon his parents.
3. Monasticism and asceticism are not sanctioned. Occupation and labor are devotion.
4. I rejoice to hear that thou takes pains with thine art, for in this wonde...

1. All beings partake of Thy care and lovingkindness. Give us our daily bread, and grant Thine increase in the necessities of light, that we may be dependent on none other but Thee.
2. Manifest and make evident the sign of Thy Oneness, which have been deposited in all the realities of life.
3. Nature, in its essence, is the embodiment of My Name, the Maker, the Creator.
4. From t...

1. I bear witness that the eye of creation hath never gazed upon one wronged like Thee.
2. Know Thou that all men have been created in the nature created by God…Every good thing is from God, and every evil thing is from yourselves.
3. Let this dearly loved servant of Thine abide beneath the shadow of Thy glory, and grand that this hapless and lowly one may prosper and flourish within the pre...

1. The beauty of the unseen hath shown forth over the horizon of creation.
2. The day is approaching when God will have raised up a people who will call to remembrance our days, who will tell the tales of our tales, who will demand the restitution of our rights.
3. The word of God may be likened to the life-giving breezes of the Divine Springtime.
4. …and from the rustling of who...

The Baha'i Fast is an annual spiritual observance that lasts for nineteen days, from March 2 to March 20. It is a time for Baha'is to focus on prayer, reflection, and self-discipline. During the fast, adult Baha'is refrain from eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset. The fast is considered a period of spiritual renewal, focused on fostering closeness to God, detachment from material desires, and personal growth. It is al...

1. Since the founders of all the world’s great religions are Manifestations of God, possessed of the Holy Spirit, and acting as intermediaries between God and Man, it follows that all the great religions are, in essence, one.
2. O Lord, increase light within me.
3. Grant me, O Creator of Mother Earth, the waters and plant life, immortality and perfection through Your Holiest Spirit, O Lord, ...

1. I testify that through Thee, the sovereignty of God and His dominion, and the majesty of God in His grandeur were revealed.
2. The advent of the prophets in the revelation of the Holy Books is intended to create love between souls, and friendships between the inhabitants of the earth.
3. The creation of God embraceth worlds apart from this world, and creatures apart from these creatures.
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Welcome to today’s episode. We’re about to experience the powerful and deeply moving Bahá’í Long Healing Prayer. This prayer is known for its profound ability to bring comfort, peace, and spiritual healing, whether you're seeking physical, emotional, or spiritual renewal. Its words, imbued with divine grace, offer solace in times of hardship and strength in moments of weakness.

What makes this prayer so unique is its deep connectio...

Today's podcast interweaves quotes by Dr. King with Baha’i Writings

1. I bear witness that the eye of creation hath never gazed upon one wronged like thee.
2. Through the faculty of meditation, man attains to eternal life. Through it he receives the breath of the Holy Spirit.
3. Compare the nations of the world to the members of a family. A family is a nation in miniature.

1. I testify moreover that with but a movement of Thy pen, thine injunction, “Be thou,” hath been enforced, and God’s hidden secret hath been divulged, and all created things have been called into being, and all the revelations have been sent down.
2. Man is the supreme talisman. Lack of proper education hath, however, deprived him of that he doth not inherently possess.
3. I bear witness th...

1. Bless Thou, O Lord my God, the Divine Lote-Tree and its leaves, and its boughs, and its branches, and its stems, and its offshoots, as long as Thy most excellent titles will endure and Thy most august attributes will last. Protect it, then, from the mischief of the aggressor and the hosts of tyranny. 
2. In our solar system, the center of illumination is the sun itself. This central luminary is one s...

1. Waft, then, unto me, O my God, and my Beloved, from the right hand of Thy mercy and Thy loving kindness the holy breaths of Thy favor that they can draw me away from myself and from the world, unto the courts of nearness and Thy presence.
2. Know Thou that all men have been created in the nature made by God… Unto each one hath been prescribed a preordained measure… Every good thing is f...

1. The Daystars of ancient splendor have shed their radiance in the heaven of Thine irrevocable decree.
2. Be not grieved if affairs and troubles wax intense on all sides. Verily, thy Lord changeth hardship into faculty, troubles into ease, and afflictions into great composure.
3. Grant, O Thou loving Lord, that all may stand firm and steadfast, shining with everlasting splendor, so that at ...

1. I bear witness O my God, that through Thy beauty, the beauty of the Adored One hath been unveiled.
2. True death is realized when a person dieth to himself at the time of His Revelation in such wise that he seeketh naught except Him. True resurrection from the sepulchers means to be quickened in conformity with His Will, through the power of His utterance.​
3. Today, all th...

1. The praise which hath dawned from Thy most august self and the glory which hath shown forth from Thy most effulgent beauty rest upon Thee, O Thou who art the Manifestation of Grandeur.
2. O God, my God! These are Thy feeble servants. They are Thy loyal bondsmen and Thy handmaidens who have bowed themselves down before Thy exalted utterance and humbled themselves at the threshold of life.
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