Shelter in Place: A Test of Faith

This will pass
and when it does
humanity will be more united.

This is a test
of our resolve
to spread the Word of God
across the planet.

Stand firm
in the love of God
and humanity.

This will pass
and our faith will be stronger
for the test.

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On the Sixteenth Day of Fast

I meditate on a Fasting prayer:
it is the wine of Divine love
flowing from the Holy Spirit
into the chalice of immortality.


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The Love of God

It is the love of God
that encourages us
to develop spiritual perfections
and virtues.

It is the love of God
that ignites
the lamp of the soul
with spiritual happiness.

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The Soul's Goal

To know and love God
This is the goal of our souls
Seeking transcendence

 

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Nightingale's Song

Listen for the Nightingale's song
echoing from Paradise
calling for love, peace, and unity.

 

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The Eight Day of Ridvan

Love is the secret
Without love there is no peace
No life in the universe

 

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The Word of God

There is Power in the Word!
Power to create
a new world out of the ashes of the old;
to bring order out of chaos.

There is Love in the Word!
Love that binds
one heart to another;
that creates an new humanity.

There is Peace in the Word!
Peace that passes all understanding;
that creates a world free of war,
with citizens free of fear.

There is Justice in the Word!
Justice which is God's best beloved;
allows individuals to see withe their own eyes,
and know of their own knowledge.

There is Life in the Word!
Life that survives physical death;
that carries the soul beyond material existence
into the Abha Paradise.

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Love

Love is the dawn of a new day,
Rising rosy over hills of gray.

God's eternal light,
Giving hope through the darkest night.

The generating impulse that began creation,
And set the universe in motion.

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Divine Love

God's love is a pericarp,
A seed pod ready to burst,
To open the seeker's heart,
To faith's unquenchable thrust.

Love for God: a lighting rod,
Attached to the seeker's soul,
Attracting the love of God,
Revealing the seeker's goal.

God's love: a gravity well,
That captures the seeker's soul,
Then te4sts the seeker's will,
Obedience to God's goal.

Divine love is a guiding light,
Allows the seeker to move,
To ascend in joyous flight,
To pursue its goal: God's love.

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Love's Secret Garden

Love has a secret garden
Where the flowers of eternity grow
I walk through this garden
I inhale the fragrance of faith
Roses open in the light of morning
Close as the sun sets in the west
Sleep comes on cats’ feet



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To Know and Love God

To know and love God:
This is the purpose of life!

To know and love God,
We seek His Unknowable Essence,
Through His Manifestation
The mirror reflecting His divine light.


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Pain

The steed of the Valley of Love
is chomping at the bit
waiting for the rider
to place a saddle on it.

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Love Interest

How do you compound our love?
Annually;
Semiannually;
Quarterly;
Monthly;
Weekly;
Daily:
or continually?

Tell me,
Please,
The nominal interest rate you use!

Our incompatibility comes
Not from our lack of interest,
But
From our different expectations
Concerning this investment.

Poetry: The Start of Something Wonderful

1 

What was there before the big bang? 

Magnificence reverberations. 

2 

Joy reverberates 

Echoing God's Most Great Name 

Obedience-love. 

3 

Grass changes 

As the seasons progress: 

Spring's new growth foretells 

Death's cold fingers 

Penetrating winter's desolate fields. 

Prayers rise 

Out of the fields of summer 

Generating autumn's harvest. 

4 

The perfect storm 

Washing away everything 

Expect the Beloved. 

Dandelion

Love is a dandelion, 

Planting itself in your mind, 

A clever dandy lion, 

Manufacturing your goal. 

Love defined on the Second Sunday in December 2017

The dawn of a new day, 

Rising rosy over hills of gray. 

God's eternal light, 

Giving hope through the darkest night. 

The generating impulse that began creation, 

And set the universe in motion. 

Poetry Sunday: I Contemplate Love

I contemplate love, 

The love God shed upon the world 

When he sent His Divine Physicians 

To minister to humanity. 

I contemplate the Divine Love 

Shed upon the human race 

By Buddha, 

By Muhammad, 

By Christ, 

By the Bab, 

By Baha'u'llah, 

By all the Divine Physicians 

Sent into the world 

To heal our wounded souls. 

I pray 

For those who, 

For what ever reason, 

Spread hate. 

I pray 

That all humanity 

Will see love's golden ray 

Uniting the religions 

Of humankind. 

Valentine's Day Thoughts on Love and Romance

Jamal (Beauty), 8 Mulk (Dominion), 172 BE - Sunday, February 14, 2016 about 10:04 AM Pacific Standard Time

It's Valentine's Day!
It's the day to celebrate love
And for lovers to give each other gifts.

I'm single. I'm not in a romantic relationship. I'm not looking for a romantic relationship. However, at 69 years young, I believe that I do have some experience with love and romantic relationships. I'm not an expert, but then I don't think anyone is an expert on either of these subjects. I have learned one thing from my romantic lesions which is that each romantic relationship and romance is different. It doesn't matter how many relationships a person is involved over the course of his or her life each one is different from the one before.

The best Valentine's Day Gift
Contrary to what the Valentine's Day ads say
Has very little to do with the price of the gift.

Love flows from one heart to another Therefore, the best gift is one given from the heart of the lover to the beloved. Give something meaningful between the lover and the beloved on Valentine's Day. Give something that says "I love you" in actions rather then words because this is the most romantic gift anyone can give or receive.

I recied a Good New newsletter

One of the daily newsletters I receive in my yahoo e-mail box is Gimundo Good News ... Served Daily>. In today's newsletter was the following video link about a Cockatoo and a cat. Take a look at Cat and Cockatoo in Love.

Feast of Qudrat 164 B.E.

1 Qudrat 164 B.E. - Sunday, November 4, 2007 about 9:46 AM PST

I attended the Feast of Qudrat last night at the home of a friend. I always like attending Feast whether it is in some one's home or at the Baha'i Center. Qudrat, which means power, is the 13th month of the Baha'i Calendar.

The theme for last nights Feast was love. The readings chosen were from the writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha. They concerned the four types of love.

The Four Types of Love

The first type is the love from God to humanity. This type of love is the source of all the graces and attributes of God.

The second type is the love going from humanity to God. This is faith and it attracts the divine bounties.

The third type is God's love for the identity of God Himself.

The fourth type is the love of the individual human for another. This type of love exists between the souls of humanity.