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The Small Prayer
and Meditation Book

Prayers and Meditations from the Bahá'í Writings

© The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Finland, 1996-97

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Index

Children
• O God! Educate these children. These children are the plants of Thine orchard...

Death
• In the time of sleep this body is as though dead...

Deeds
• Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being...
• Let your acts be a guide unto all mankind, for the professions of most men...
• O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Guidance hath ever been given by words...

Difficulties
• I adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God! Let no harm...
• Is there any Remover of difficulties save God? ...

Equality
• Humanity is like a bird with its two wings -- the one is male, the other female...

Evening
• O my God, my Master, the Goal of my desire! This, Thy servant...

Family
• See Unity of the Family

God
• See Relationship to God

Healing
• Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee...

Home
• Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place...
• My home is the home of peace. My home is the home of joy...

Marriage
• O ye two believers in God! The Lord, ... hath made woman and man...

Morning
• I have risen this morning by Thy grace, O my God...
• I have wakened in Thy shelter, O my God...

Peace
• The glorious Sun of Truth shines for all alike, the waters of Divine Mercy...

Protection
• O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart...
• O Lord! Unto Thee I repair for refuge, and toward all Thy signs...

Relationship to God
• Know thou, verily it is becoming in a weak one to supplicate to the Strong One...
• O thou who hast bowed thyself down in prayer before the Kingdom of God...
• Worship thou God in such wise that if thy worship lead thee to the fire...

Religion
• In truth, religion is a radiant light and an impregnable stronghold...
• Religious strife, throughout history, has been the cause of innumerable wars...

Sacrifice
• The mystery of "Ransom" (or Sacrifice) is a most great subject...

Spirituality
• Create in me a pure heart, O my God, and renew a tranquil conscience...
• In one of the Tablets...: O people of God! Do not busy yourselves in your own concerns...
• Intone, O My servants, the verses of God that have been received by thee...
• Man - the true man - is soul, not body...
• O SON OF BEING! Bring thyself to account each day...

Tolerance
• When you love a member of your family or a compatriot, let it be with...

Unity
• O my God! O my God! Unite the hearts of Thy servants, and reveal to them...
• O my God! O my God! Verily, I invoke Thee and supplicate before Thy threshold...
• O Thou kind Lord! Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock...

Unity of the Family
• According to the teachings of Bahá'u'lláh, the family being a human unit...

Hardcopy version

Any Bahá'í Publishing Trust who is interested in publishing a printed copy of the Small Prayer and Meditation Book should contact both Mary Gregory and the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Finland.

Last update: July 03, 1998
The latest version of this document is available at http://dawn.joensuu.fi/bahai/etext/spbe/