beautiful prayer

last thursday I was asked to say a prayer in class. thinking it would be a nice idea to say a prayer in swedish. last thing before going, I printed the paper out and folded it, and put it in my bag...

I thought. when the class was almost over, 5-10 minutes before it was time for me to say the prayer, I looked into my bag to take out the paper and prepare myself. to my great surprise, it wasn't there. the very last thing I had done before leaving was to print it, and somehow I managed to forget to put it down in my bag. (later on I found it neatly folded on my desk...)

luckily I was given a prayer book in due time, and managed to find a prayer that not only was suitable, but also very beautiful. I had never heard or seen it before:

O Thou beloved of my heart and soul! I have no refuge save Thee. I raise no voice at dawn save in Thy commemoration and praise. Thy love encompasseth me and Thy grace is perfect. My hope is in Thee.
O God, give me a new life at every instant and bestow upon me the breaths of the Holy Spirit at every moment, in order that I may remain steadfast in Thy love, attain unto great felicity, perceive the manifest light and be in the state of utmost tranquillity and submissiveness.
Verily, Thou art the Giver, the Forgiver, the Compassionate.

'Abdu'l-Bahá

I guess it all worked out well in the end!