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1951 Apr
195-
The "unofficial" prayer for the Guardian was adopted by the Canadian believers and published in the Canadian Bahá'í News.
    O God! We pray that from now on, Thou, the Beloved
    will bestow upon Shoghi Effendi all the strength and
    vigor that will enable him to pursue over a long unbroken
    period of strenuous labor, the supreme task of achieving,
    in collaboration with the friends in every land, the
    speedy triumph of the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh.
[CBN No19 April 1951 p14]

This was adapted from his letter dated the 14th of November 1923

    I cherish the hope that, from now on, the Beloved may bestow upon me all the strength and vigor that will enable me to pursue over a long and unbroken period of strenuous labor the supreme task of achieving, in collaboration with the friends in every land, the speedy triumph of the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh. This is the prayer I earnestly request all my fellow-brethren and sisters in the Faith to offer on my behalf.
[BA52; BA (PDF p27/108)]

He also had a prayer for the believers:

    "Let us pray to God that in these days of world-encircling gloom, when the dark forces of nature, of hate, rebellion, anarchy and reaction are threatening the very stability of human society, when the most precious fruits of civilization are undergoing severe and unparalleled tests, we may all realize, more profoundly than ever, that though but a mere handful amidst the seething masses of the world, we are in this day the chosen instruments of God's grace, that our mission is most urgent and vital to the fate of humanity, and, fortified by these sentiments, arise to achieve God's holy purpose for mankind."
Shoghi Effendi, Prayer for
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