Above:The Baha'i House of Worship of Asia. Below:Life and times of your fellow World Citizen, Kolya

Although i'm not partisan, in this election, out of the people who had any chance of winning i certainly favored Barack Hussein Obama, and so i'm very happy to have done my part in electing the first (half) African-American president of the USA!  It will be a very hard job for him though... the country has sunk so low, it'll take a long time to lift it up, but to aid the rebuilding of America as a place of equality, integrity and justice at all levels; i offer this prayer of 'Abdu'l-Baha, son of, Baha'u'llah--meaning The Glory of God-- the Prophet-Founder of the Baha'i Faith revealed specifically for America:

PRAYER FOR AMERICA

O Thou kind Lord! This gathering is turning to Thee. These hearts are radiant with Thy love. These minds and spirits are exhilarated by the message of Thy glad-tidings. O God! Let this American democracy become glorious in spiritual degrees even as it has aspired to material degrees, and render this just government victorious. Confirm this revered nation to upraise the standard of the oneness of humanity, to promulgate the Most Great Peace, to become thereby most glorious and praiseworthy among all the nations of the world. O God! This American nation is worthy of Thy favors and is deserving of Thy mercy. Make it precious and near to Thee through Thy bounty and bestowal.

- 'Abdu'l-Bahá     (Compilations, Baha'i Prayers, p. 24)