Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Unshelfish Prayer

Prayer

"The most acceptable prayer is the one offered with the utmost spirituality and radiance; its prolongation hath not been and is not beloved by God. The more detached and the purer the prayer, the more acceptable is it in the presence of God."

The Bab1

A bastion of faith,
unselfishly offered
with radiant joy:
the essence of detachment.

Spirituality
and detachment increases
with each unselfish
prayer intoned.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem 19 in 200 written for the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab. Stanza 1 was written for the "Invalid Item"  Contest. It can be found in "Snow's Writing for 2019, 2020, & Beyond"  "Prayer" .

Footnotes
1  Selections From the Writings of The Bab, 3. Excerpts from the Persian Bayán "Worship thou God in such wise that if thy worship lead..."