Prayer of the Pacific

By Melina Rajaei

An illustrated card featuring Hawaiian text overlaying a soft, warm background of native Hawaiian flora and fauna. Centered at the top is a multi-line block of text in the Hawaiian language, attributed at the bottom to "Na ‘Abdu’l-Bahá". The lower right corner features a detailed, realistic illustration of a small, bright red ‘i‘iwi bird (Hawaiian honeycreeper) with a curved black bill and black wings, perched on a branch. The branch is surrounded by red, spiky ʻōhiʻa lehua blossoms and green leaves. Faded, desaturated illustrations of the same blossoms and leaves extend across the bottom and left background. Verbatim text in image: "‘O ‘Oe ke Akua hemolele a mana loa! ‘O ‘Oe ku‘u Haku ‘olu‘olu! E hō mai ia‘u i ka mana i hiki ia‘u ke pale aku i ka po‘ipū ‘ana o nā kini a me nā lāhui o ke ao, a e hā‘awi mai ia‘u i ka ikaika nui i mea e ho‘oholo aku ai i nā nalu o ko‘u ‘imi pono, e like me ka Moana Nui Ākea, e pā ai nā kapakai o ka Hikina a me ke Komohana. Na ‘Abdu’l-Bahá"
Medium: Digital Art
Dimensions: 16″ x 20″

Quote / Inspiration:

“O Thou pure and omnipotent God! O Thou my kind Lord! Grant me such power as to enable me to withstand the onslaught of the peoples and kindreds of the world, and give me such might as to cause the waves of my endeavors, like unto the Pacific Ocean, to reach the shores of both East and West.”

~ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Artist Information:

Melina Rajaei




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