Dawn Prayers Monodnock Bahais

From the sweet-scented streams of Thine eternity, give me to drink, O my God. And of the fruits of the tree of Thy Being, enable me to taste, O my Hope.
It behooveth the people of Baha'i to die to the world and all that is therein, to be so detached from all earthly things that the inmates of Paradise may inhale, from their garment, the sweet smelling savor of sanctuary.
Heavenly Father, as I tend to my garden, I am reminded of the sanctuary and beauty of life.
O my God, O my God! Unite the hearts of thy servants and reveal to them Thy great purpose.
Baha'i gardens are designed to be both esthetically striking and charged with meaning.
At the gate of the garden, some stand, and look within, but do not care to enter. Others step inside, behold its beauty, but do not penetrate far…  But there are always some who enter, and become intoxicated with the splendor of what they behold, and remain for life to tend the garden.
Waft, then, unto me, O my God, and my Beloved, from the right hand of Thy mercy and loving kindness, the holy breaths of Thy favor, that they may draw me away from myself, and from the world, unto the courts of Thy nearness. Thou truly hast been supreme over all things.
O Lord! Cause this sapling to become verdant, fresh and flourishing by the outpourings of Thy special bounty and favor.
Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, its all about learning how to dance in the rain.
O God, verily we have gathered here in the fragrance of thy love.
 

The mind and spirit of man advance when he is tried by suffering. Just as the plow furrows the earth deeply, purifying it of weeds and thistles, so suffering and tribulations free man from heavy affairs of this worldly life until he arrives at the state of cmplete detachment. Look back at times past and you will find  that the greatest men have suffered most. To attain eternal happiness, one must suffer.
Hence do ye witness a new stirring throughout all created things. See how, in this day, the scope of sciences and arts have been widened out, and what woundrous technical advances have been made, and to what a high degree the mind’s powers have increased, and what stupendous inventions have appeared.
O Son of the Wondrous Vision! I have breathed within thee a breath of My own Spirit. 
Do ordain that my choice be conformed to thy choice and my wish to Thy wish, that I may be entirely content with that which Thou dost desire, and be wholy satisfied with that which Thou dost destine for me by Thy bounteousness and favor.
I ask of Thee, by Thy most given name, O Thou, the Desire of the World, the well-beloved of mankind, to grant that the breeze of Thy inspiration may susain my soul.
Let my heart be dilated with the joy through the spirit of confirmation from Thy Kingdom.
 
O Son of Spirit! Noble have I created thee, yet thou hath abased thyself. Rise, then, unto that for which thou was created.
O Thou Provider! Thou hast breathed over the friends of the West the sweet fragrance of the Holy Spirit, and with the light of divine guidance Thou hast lit the Western sky.
Whoso reciteth this prayer with lowliness and fervor, will bring gladness and joy to the heart of this servant. It will be even as meeting Him face to face.

Graciously look upon Thy servant, humble and lowly at Thy door… and immerse him in Thy eternal grace.
Eat ye, O people, of the good things which God hath allowed you, and deprive not yourselves from His wondrous bounties. Render thanks and praise unto Him, and be of them that are truly thankful.
Deliver your souls, O people, from the bondage of self.
Cheer Thou his spirit by revealing unto him Thy manifest splendors.
You have heard the call of the Kingdom. Your eyes are open…Your purpose is the good pleasure of God.
O Lord, make these faces radiant through the light of thy oneness.
Be a refuge to the fearful. Bring ye rest and peace to the disturbed.
Blessed is the house that attained unto My tender mercy, wherein My remembrance is celebrated.
Bless us with love, O merciful God.
Illumine my inner being, O my Lord.

O thou who art tested with a great calamity, be not grieved, be not troubled because of the loss which hath befallen thee. 
In the world of existence, man hath traversed successive degrees, until he has attained the human kingdom.
Take time to be holy. The word does not mean goody-goody. It means, set apart for sacred use.
Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy.
I implore Thee, O thou who art the Supreme Ordainer, not to suffer me to be deprived of the breezes which are wafted in Thy days.
O Thou, whose face is the object of my adoration…
By what means can man acquire these things?

Ask whatsoever thou wishest of Him alone … with a glance, He healeth 100,000 incurable ills.
Assist Thy people to turn in the direction of Thy manifold bounties.
When the science of medicine reaches perfection, the treatment will be foods, aliments, fragrant fruits and vegetables, and by various waters, hot and cold tinctures.
There are two ways of healing sickness, material means and spiritual means.
Thy mercy to me is my healing in both this world and the world to come.
O Befirended Stranger! The candle of thine heart is lighted by the hand of My power, quench it not with the contrary winds of self and passion.

Ridvan is a twelve-day festival that commemorates the Baha’u’llah's time spent in the Garden of Ridvan in Baghdad, in 1863. He declared His Prophetic Mission to His followers and announced His station as the Promised One of all religions. It was the beginning of the New Era of humanity.