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Selections From the Writings of the Báb
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Pages 214-215
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"THOU knowest full well, O my God, that tribulations ..."
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THOU knowest full well, O my God, that tribulations
have showered upon me from all directions and that no one
can dispel or transmute them except Thee. I know of a
certainty, by virtue of my love for Thee, that Thou wilt
never cause tribulations to befall any soul unless Thou
desirest to exalt his station in Thy celestial Paradise and to
buttress his heart in this earthly life with the bulwark of
Thine all-compelling power, that it may not become
inclined toward the vanities of this world. Indeed Thou art
well aware that under all conditions I would cherish the
remembrance of Thee far more than the ownership of all
that is in the heavens and on the earth.
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Strengthen my heart, O my God, in Thine obedience
and in Thy love and grant that I may be clear of the entire
company of Thine adversaries. Verily I swear by Thy glory
that I yearn for naught besides Thyself, nor do I desire anything
except Thy mercy, nor am I apprehensive of aught
save Thy justice. I beg Thee to forgive me as well as those
whom Thou lovest, howsoever Thou pleasest. Verily Thou
art the Almighty, the Bountiful.
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Immensely exalted art Thou, O Lord of the heavens and
earth, above the praise of all men, and may peace be upon
Thy faithful servants and glory be unto God, the Lord of all
the worlds.
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