Musical Prayer Station & house concert with Hillary Chapman and Ruhi Reimer – Friday, Jan 27th, 8 pm
“We, verily, have made music as a ladder for your souls, a means whereby they may be lifted up unto the realm on high; make it not, therefore, as wings to self and passion.” (from the Baha’i Holy Writings) Dear friends! What nurtures your soul? What makes your heart tender? Prayer, music, fellowship, tea poured in peace, banana [...]
Prayer Station Invitation: Religion and Faith
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. (King James Bible, James, 1:27) And who hath a better religion than he who resigneth himself to God, who doth what is good, and followeth the faith of Abraham in all sincerity? (The [...]
It Only Takes a Girl
It only takes a girl to make a small, unselfish, step towards helping other girls, and spread this important message. Here is a beautiful video making a very clear statement on the importance of educating girls: I am glad to see a girl making this statement. And I hope the boys — and men — [...]
Arlington Prayer Station Invitation “Gratitude”
O ye who believe! fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam (submission). And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; and remember with gratitude Allah’s favor on you; for ye were enemies and He [...]
Arlington House Concert with Munirih Sparrow – Last Musical Prayer Station for 2011
Like her Canadian prairie home, Munirih Sparrow’s sound is acoustically uncluttered and softly joyous; her groove is strong and soulful. You’ll be moved by her voice and story. Sparrow weaves Baha’i prayers and originally written songs resulting in an intimate performance exploring the interplay of spirituality and art. The performance is intuitive and genuine, leaving [...]
Tribute to Mr. Ian Semple at the Prayer Station
I met him only once, during my pilgrimage to the Holy Land, back in 2006. Today, Mr. Ian Semple, former member of the Universal House of Justice, passed away. As I was getting ready for the Prayer Station tonight, I saw on Facebook the release from Baha’i News. A friend had re-posted it along with [...]
Arlington Prayer Station Invitation “Advent” – Thursday, Dec 1st, 7:30 pm
I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. [...]
Spiritual Pursuit Baha’i movie marathon in Arlington and commemoration of the Ascension of Abdu’l-Baha
In this day, to thank God for His bounties consisteth in possessing a radiant heart, and a soul open to the promptings of the spirit. This is the essence of thanksgiving. (Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha, p. 179) After the festivities of Thanksgiving, we invite you to a Spiritual Pursuit Baha’i movie marathon in [...]
The joy of live music!
What a joy live music is! Last night we took advantage of the Kennedy Center’s free tickets for a concert of the National Symphony Orchestra performance of Brahms’ Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77 featuring Leonidas Kavakos on the violin, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, “Pastoral”. And tonight we hosted our [...]
Befriending neighbors through music
Do you know your neighbors? I certainly don’t! And that is sad, because I am pretty sure they all have fascinating stories to share… A few weeks ago, a friend posted on Facebook a short message which lead me to the FotoWeekDC exhibition — a remarkable display of journalistic photography — which was followed by [...]
