During thy supplications to God and
thy reciting, “Thy Name is my healing," consider how thine heart is
cheered, thy soul delighted by the spirit of the love of God, and thy mind
attracted to the Kingdom of God! By these attractions one's ability and
capacity increase. When the vessel is enlarged the water increases, and when
the thirst grows the bounty of the cloud becomes agreeable to the taste of man.
This is the mystery of supplication and the wisdom of stating one's wants.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (quoted by J.E. Esslemont in ‘Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era’; The
Compilation of Compilations, Vol. II, The Importance of Prayer, Meditation and
the Devotional Attitude)
