A prayer for America: - Nation, Government, People

O God! bless this nation. Confirm this government. Reveal Thy glory unto this people and confer upon them life eternal. O God! illumine the faces, render the hearts radiant, exhilarate the breasts, crown the heads with the diadem of Thy Providence, cause them to soar in Thy pure atmosphere so they may reach the highest pinnacles of Thy splendor. Assist them in order that this world may ever find the light and effulgence of Thy Presence. O God! shelter this congregation and admonish this nation. Render them progressive in all degrees. May they become leaders in the world of humanity. May they be Thy examples among humankind. May they be manifestations of Thy grace. May they be filled with the inspiration of Thy Word. 

Thou art the Powerful! Thou art the Mighty! Thou art the Giver and Thou art the Omniscient!   

- ‘Abdu’l-Baha  (The prayer ‘Abdu’l-Baha recited at the close of His talk at Plymouth Congregational Church, Chicago, 1912: Star of the West [The Baha’i Magazine] vol. 15, no. 11, February 1925)

Baha’i Prayers and Meditations

1924- London: Delegates and friends attending the Conference of Living Religions within the British Empire

 A reception given by Lady Blomfield 
(Star of the West [The Baha'i Magazine]. vol. 14, no. 9, December 1924)

Haziratu'l-Quds in Tehran prior to 1979

1979: Continental Board of Counsellors for North America with Hand of the Cause William Sears

Left to right: Sarah Pereira, William Sears, Edna True, Lloyd Gardner, Velma Sherrill, Angus Cowan. 

(Baha’i Canada, Vol. 2, No. 1, May 1979)

1927: Montreal - Nineteenth Annual Convention of the Baha'is of the United States and Canada

(Star of the West [The Baha'i Magazine], vol. 18. no. 3, June 1927)

July 2, 2020: Design unveiled for first Baha’i Temple in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The design of the national Baha'i House of Worship of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is inspired by traditional artworks structures and natural features of the DR. The House of Worship will embody the vibrant devotional spirit that has been fostered over the decades by the Baha'is of the DRC. 

(Baha’i World News Service)