STRIVE TO ATTAIN THE SHORES OF THIS OCEAN 2...

Glorified, immeasurably glorified art Thou,

O my God, and my Beloved, and my Master,

and my Desire! Shatter not the hopes of this

lowly one to attain the shores of Thy glory, and deprive not this wretched creature of the immensities of Thy riches,

and cast not away this suppliant from the doors of Thy grace, and Thy bounty, and Thy gifts.

Have mercy, then, upon this poor

and desolate soul who hath sought no friend but Thee,

and no companion except Thee,

and no comforter save Thee,

and no beloved apart from Thee,

nor cherished any desire but Thyself.

—Bahá’u’lláh

Done