Teaching the Faith
Prayer Station: One Soul
I feel blessed when I am able to share a meal and prayers with those seeking God: And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. And the multitude of them that [...]
Reunions and Separations
4. O SON OF JUSTICE! Whither can a lover go but to the land of his beloved? and what seeker findeth rest away from his heart’s desire? To the true lover reunion is life, and separation is death. His breast is void of patience and his heart hath no peace. A myriad lives he would [...]
Geography of friendship
This morning’s NPR piece on the geography of friendship inspired a welcome recollection of the wonderful old friendships I still hold dear to my heart and miss, but it was also a fitting metaphor for the spiritual friendships which I am forging in ways that are unexplainable to me. For I have no idea why [...]
Befriending strangers
Two years and a half ago when I started this blog, I had no idea that befriending strangers would become so vital to my growth and health. Tonight, observing the discussion during the Ruhi 2 study circle I host and facilitate on Wednesdays made me aware that I have indeed gained friends on whom I [...]
Gloria and the Glory of God
44. O SON OF THE THRONE! Thy hearing is My hearing, hear thou therewith. Thy sight is My sight, do thou see therewith, that in thine inmost soul thou mayest testify unto My exalted sanctity, and I within Myself may bear witness unto an exalted station for thee. (Baha’u’llah, The Arabic Hidden Words) To silence [...]
Whatever God has provided
Praised be God for a wonderful day which could have been better only if I were with my loved ones. But I am learning to be content with whatever God has provided. Which is exactly what started my talk on the Covenant of God, today at the DC Baha’i Center… One day, when I was [...]
The Lesson of the Rose
He asked, “What is your name”. I answered, “Mitko”. He said, “Let me guess… You are from Russia?” I said, “No, but close enough — from Bulgaria. And what is your name?” “Rafael,” he said, “from Mexico but grew up in this country since I was 12″. He was sitting next to me on the [...]
Walking the thin line of teaching at the work place
What an unexpected gift I got today from my capable team! Over the past months they worked hard on launching a new Intranet at my place of gainful employment and now that the web workplace is up and running, I get to use it and brag about it! How cool is that! And how surprised [...]
The Road Never Traveled
Have you been on a road never traveled before? Where you have to trust the directions or you risk getting overwhelmed by the fear of the unknown and turning back too soon, before reaching the goal. Now imagine that 4000 others are on the same road. Or to be more precise, imagine that 6 million [...]
An old dream comes true
When I was in the 7th grade, I dreamed of being a journalist and covering major events for the Bulgarian National TV. I would follow on a map the war between Iran and Iraq and “cover” it, in a brief summary, for my classmates. The way I perceived the world then, very much shaped by [...]
