October, 2009
Hiking adventure and gratitude
I had a wonderful day hiking Old Rag Mountain in Virginia. I find that being close to nature in the company of a wonderful friend is so nourishing. We shared a beautiful adventure, beautiful vistas, beautiful prayers — all on the top of the mountain — what could be better? I am well aware, O [...]
Justice, Human or Divine
Today I witnessed how unfair human justice can be. But I am a firm believer in Divine Justice: He hath extended assistance to every wayfarer, hath graciously responded to every petitioner and granted admittance to every seeker after truth. In this Day the Straight Path is made manifest, the Balance of divine justice is set [...]
Find the gem first, then polish it
I should have listened to the virtue card! You see, I have this set of Virtues Reflections Cards which I bought two years ago in Green Acre, the wonderful Baha’i school, and have been using it by randomly choosing a virtue to practice each day. Now, choosing a card and practicing a virtue are different [...]
Calm kelp amidst restless waves
Some days I am calm; others, I am restless: Thou seest, O Thou Who art my All-Glorious Beloved, the restless waves that surge within the ocean of my heart, in my love and yearning towards Thee. I implore Thee, by the signs of Thy majesty and the evidences of Thy sovereignty, to subdue Thy servants [...]
Answer for a tiny seed
As I was getting ready to go to Peter and Riva’s prayer meeting, the “Tiny Seed” melody came to mind: I am, O my God, but a tiny seed which Thou hast sown in the soil of Thy love… So timely, for the theme of the prayer meeting tonight was to be Transformation. We must [...]
The lamps of God
God always provides the timeliest answers. As if to address my hesitation from a day ago about the pros and cons of having a blog, a new friend who had hoped to come to the Prayer Station tonight emailed me saying: “I noticed your email address name — do you have a blog with this [...]
Prayer Station Invitation: The Saints
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God. (Christianity, King James Bible, Ephesians, 2:19) Whoso obeyeth Allah and the messenger, they are with those unto whom Allah hath shown favour, of the prophets and the saints and the martyrs and the righteous. The [...]
Prayer Station Invitation: The Bab
I am, I am, I am the Promised One! I am the One Whose name you have for a thousand years invoked, at Whose mention you have risen, Whose advent you have longed to witness, and the hour of Whose Revelation you have prayed God to hasten. Verily, I say, it is incumbent upon the [...]
Prayer Station Invitation: House Concert with Katharine Key on Oct 12
Dear friends, At the most recent Interfaith Prayer Station, several representatives of the Catholic, Protestant, Muslim and Baha’i communities reflected on how worshiping God binds us together regardless of our religious backgrounds. We also listened to inspired poetry highlighting the powerful experience of pilgrimage to the holy sites of Islam and compared that to other [...]
Prayer Station Invitation: Parliament of Religions
O people! Consort with the followers of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship. Thus hath the day-star of His sanction and authority shone forth above the horizon of the decree of God, the Lord of the worlds.” (Baha’u’llah, Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p. 21) Dear friends! What nurtures your soul? What makes your [...]
