Prayer for Friday (Ramadan begins)

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins today. Muslims fast and refrain from certain activities from sunup to sundown for the whole month of Ramadan.

Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder.
Help someone’s soul heal.
Walk out of your house like a shepherd.
~ Rumi

O Allah be pleased with my fasts, in this month, as
Thou gives credit to those who sincerely observe
fasts; and be pleased with my special night prayers,
in this month, as Thou gives credit to those who pray
sincerely in the night; direct me to be on guard and
pay attention to free myself from the lethargy of
forgetfulness; O God of the worlds overlook my
wrongdoings, and grant amnesty to me, O He who
shows sympathy to the wrongdoers.

(a Prayer for first day of Ramadan)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I have the energy and passion to make my thoughts reality.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)

Prayer for Sunday (Lailat al Miraj)

Today is Lailat al-Miraj in Islam.

Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly,
but the bumblebee doesn’t know that
so it goes on flying anyway.
~ Mary Kay Ash

My dear ALLAH, when I lose hope,
Help me to remember that your love
is greater than my disappointments,
And your plans for my life
are better than my dreams.

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I have the energy and passion to make my thoughts reality.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)

Prayer for Tuesday (Declaration of the Bab)

The Bahá’í holiday of the Declaration of the Báb begins this evening.

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart,
and you shall see that in truth you are weeping
for that which has been your delight.
~ Kahlil Gibran

From the earth did We create you,
and into it shall We return you,
and from it shall We bring you out once again.
~ Qur’an 20:55 (Surah Ta-Ha)

O Allah, ease upon him his matters,
and make light for him whatever comes hereafter,
and honor him with Your meeting
and make that which he has gone to better than that which he came out from.

(Muslim funeral prayer)

This Week’s Affirmation:

“I trust in the process of life.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)