Baha'i Prayer for the Unity of Mankind (Caroline Mackay) 4K
Channel: Nightingales of Bahá
Date: 2023-08-28

This lovely prayer from the Baha'i writings is performed beautifully by Caroline Mackay. On her album, Tidings of Light, it's called "Prayer for Mankind." This is a joyful presentation features rich and colorful imagery of happy and radiant souls from various locations around the world. The prayer itself embodies the equality of all people, regardless of race, religion, gender, or nationality. The prayer appears below in its entirety.-

Thou kind Lord!  O Thou Who art generous and merciful!  We are servants of Thy threshold and are gathered beneath the sheltering shadow of Thy divine unity.  The sun of Thy mercy is shining upon all, and the clouds of Thy bounty shower upon all.  Thy gifts encompass all, Thy loving providence sustains all, Thy protection overshadows all, and the glances of Thy favor are cast upon all.  O Lord!  Grant Thine infinite bestowals, and let the light of Thy guidance shine.  Illumine the eyes, gladden the hearts with abiding joy.  Confer a new spirit upon all people and bestow upon them eternal life.  Unlock the gates of true understanding and let the light of faith shine resplendent.  Gather all people beneath the shadow of Thy bounty and cause them to unite in harmony, so that they may become as the rays of one sun, as the waves of one ocean, and as the fruit of one tree.  May they drink from the same fountain.  May they be refreshed by the same breeze.  May they receive illumination from the same source of light.  Thou art the Giver, the Merciful, the Omnipotent.
-'Abd'ul Bahá