January, 2010
Prayer Station Invitation: Divine Protector
For thy power standeth not in multitude nor thy might in strong men: for thou art a God of the afflicted, an helper of the oppressed, an upholder of the weak, a protector of the forlorn, a saviour of them that are without hope. (Christianity, Deuterocanonical Apocrypha, Judith) All that is in Heaven and all [...]
New friends from the Old World
On a day which was highlighted by my six year old Sofia turning to me and tenderly telling me “Daddy, I really love you!”, I had another blessing — of spending wonderful time with two new friends from the “Old World”: one from Bulgaria, the other from Uzbekistan. O ye close and dear friends of [...]
Prayer Station Invitation: New Beginning
Tao is without beginning, without end. The material things are born and die, and no credit is taken for their development. Emptiness and fullness alternate, and their relations are not fixed. Past years cannot be recalled; time cannot be arrested. The succession of growth and decay, of increase and diminution, goes in a cycle, each [...]
Yearning for Certitude
O SON OF MY HANDMAID! Quaff from the tongue of the merciful the stream of divine mystery, and behold from the dayspring of divine utterance the unveiled splendor of the daystar of wisdom. Sow the seeds of My divine wisdom in the pure soil of the heart, and water them with the waters of certitude, [...]
Beyond conflict
Last night I was watching the news on France24 and I caught an interesting 5 minute interview with Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia University on what is wrong with global governance and why we are not seeing results after so many promises made. Among other things, Mr. Sacks talked about how the political system in the [...]
Arlington Discussion on The Baha’i Faith, Humanity and God’s Covenant
Today, every wise, vigilant and foresighted person is awakened, and to him are unveiled the mysteries of the future which show that nothing save the power of the Covenant is able to stir and move the heart of humanity, just as the New and Old Testaments propounded throughout all regions the Cause of Christ and [...]
Arlington Discussion on The Baha’i Faith – God’s Covenant Fulfilled
I bear witness to Thy unity and Thy oneness, and that Thou art God, and that there is none other God beside Thee. Thou hast, verily, revealed Thy Cause, fulfilled Thy Covenant, and opened wide the door of Thy grace to all that dwell in heaven and on earth. (From the Baha’i Holy Writings) Dear [...]
