{"id":396,"date":"2013-08-07T01:44:37","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T05:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/commonwordcommonlord\/?p=396"},"modified":"2013-08-07T01:44:37","modified_gmt":"2013-08-07T05:44:37","slug":"an-end-of-ramadan-prayer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/commonwordcommonlord\/an-end-of-ramadan-prayer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"An End of Ramadan Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Name of God, the Infinitely Mericful and Compassionate Beloved Lord<\/em><\/p>\n

At the end of Ramadan, I make this prayer unto the Lord:<\/p>\n

Beautiful, Beloved Lord our God on High!
\nHallowed be Thy Name in the Heavens and the Earth!
\nGood is all that You do each and every second in our lives.
\nLimitless are You in Thy Glory, Beautiful Lord on High!<\/p>\n

You have blessed us with another month of Ramadan, O Lord
\nYou have given us the chance to purify ourselves and our souls
\nBeautiful Lord, Beautiful God, we have tried our best to live up to You!
\nYet, sadly, Lord we can never do Your Grace its due justice.<\/p>\n

And so, our Beautiful Lord our God, please bless us<\/p>\n

Bless us as Your month of Grace comes to a close
\nBless us as we eat and drink while yet the sun shines
\nBless us as our normal daily routines come roaring back to life
\nBless us as we try to learn the lessons of the fast we just completed.<\/p>\n

Beautiful Lord, Beautiful God on High!<\/p>\n

Thank You for all Your Beauty and Your Grace!
\nThank You for all the times we happily broke our fasts with food and drink!
\nThank You for all the plenty with which You have blessed us!
\nThank You for all the bounty You have provided for us to give in charity!<\/p>\n

Lord our God, let us be a force for good in this world!
\nLet us shake off the covetousness of our souls so that we can help those in need!
\nLet us learn the lessons of this past Ramadan so that we are better because of it!
\nLord our God, do not let the only thing with which we come back from Ramadan\u00a0be hunger and thirst.<\/p>\n

And most important of all, our Beautiful, Beloved Lord our God: Forgive us.
\nForgive us when we frowned at having to fast until late in the night
\nForgive us when we cringed at the heat of the sun and shuddered at not being able to drink
\nForgive us when we sighed and gasped out of weakness throughout those long days of summer
\nForgive us for not praying and reciting and magnifying Your Name more than what we did this year.<\/p>\n

It is only because of You that we have any good in our lives.
\nIt is only because of You that we can be a force for good in this world.
\nIt is only because of You that we can even fast in the first instance.<\/p>\n

And so, Beautiful Lord our God, thank you.
\nAnd please bless each and every one of us perpetually until that glorious Day when we will meet You once again.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Your Most Holy Name, O Lord. Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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