"... until, like Jacob, thou forsake thine outward eyes, thou shalt never open the eye of thine inward being ..."

"O My Brother! Until thou enter the Egypt of love, thou shalt never come to the Joseph of the Beauty of the Friend; and until, like Jacob, thou forsake thine outward eyes, thou shalt never open the eye of thine inward being; and until thou burn with the fire of love, thou shalt never commune with the Lover of Longing.

A lover feareth nothing and no harm can come nigh him: Thou seest him chill in the fire and dry in the sea.

A lover is he who is chill in hell fire;
A knower is he who is dry in the sea. 2"

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Seven Valleys And the Four Valleys, Valley of Love, p. 9

2. Persian mystic poem.

Fred Wilson

"Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy."

"Thy name is my healing, O my God, and remembrance of Thee is my remedy. Nearness to Thee is my hope, and love for Thee is my companion. Thy mercy to me is my healing and my succor in both this world and the world to come. Thou, verily, art the All-Bountiful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise."

-Bahá'u'lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, CLXX, pp. 262-263




Mishkin Qalam
The Greatest Name, an invocation in Arabic, “Ya Baha’u’l-Abha,” which means, “O Glory of the All Glorious.”

"There is no peace for thee save by renouncing thyself and turning unto Me ..."

"O SON OF SPIRIT! There is no peace for thee save by renouncing thyself and turning unto Me; for it behooveth thee to glory in My name, not in thine own; to put thy trust in Me and not in thyself, since I desire to be loved alone and above all that is."

-Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, No. 8, Arabic

"Prefer ye to be silent, whilst every stone and every tree shouteth aloud: ‘The Lord is come in His great glory!’"

"O CONCOURSE of priests! Leave the bells, and come forth, then, from your churches. It behoveth you, in this day, to proclaim aloud the Most Great Name among the nations. Prefer ye to be silent, whilst every stone and every tree shouteth aloud: ‘The Lord is come in His great glory!’ …He that summoneth men in My name is, verily, of Me, and he will show forth that which is beyond the power of all that are on earth… Let the Breeze of God awaken you. Verily, it hath wafted over the world. Well is it with him that hath discovered the fragrance thereof and been accounted among the well-assured…."

_Bahá'u'lláh, Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh, pp. 94

"Thy might, in truth, is equal to all things."

"Many a chilled heart, O my God, hath been set ablaze with the fire of Thy Cause, and many a slumberer hath been wakened by the sweetness of Thy voice. How many are the strangers who have sought shelter beneath the shadow of the tree of Thy oneness, and how numerous the thirsty ones who have panted after the fountain of Thy living waters in Thy days!

Blessed is he that hath set himself towards Thee, and hasted to attain the Day-Spring of the lights of Thy face. Blessed is he who with all his affections hath turned to the Dawning-Place of Thy Revelation and the Fountain-Head of Thine inspiration. Blessed is he that hath expended in Thy path what Thou didst bestow upon him through Thy bounty and favor. Blessed is he who, in his sore longing after Thee, hath cast away all else except Thyself. Blessed is he who hath enjoyed intimate communion with Thee, and rid himself of all attachment to any one save Thee.

I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Him Who is Thy Name, Who, through the power of Thy sovereignty and might, hath risen above the horizon of His prison, to ordain for every one what becometh Thee and beseemeth Thine exaltation.

Thy might, in truth, is equal to all things."

-Bahá'u'lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, XXIX, pp. 33-34

"O SON OF BEING!"

"O SON OF BEING! Walk in My statutes for love of Me and deny thyself that which thou desirest if thou seekest My pleasure."

Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, No. 38 Arabic

Asheboro Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan. 17

Asheboro's Martin Luther King, Jr. Activities
Monday January 17, 2011


"Of one tree are all ye the fruit, and of one bough the leaves. Let not man glory in this that he loveth his country, let him rather glory in this that he loveth his kind. "
-Bahá'u'lláh

“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. This is the interrelated structure of reality.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

8 a.m., Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast, Central School Gym, 621 Franks St., Asheboro. Musical entertainment from the Gospel Gents and a speaker, the Rev. John Gullett.

10 a.m., Annual Symbolic March walking about 10 neighborhood blocks, which begins and ends at the Central School Gym. For those physically unable to make the walk transportation provided by Hodges Funeral Services, St. Luke Church and Wesley Chapel Church.

Noon, Youth Speeches at Central School Gym

2 p.m., Youth Tree planting at Central School Gym. Owen George, with Trees Asheboro, said the environmental group plans to help the youth plant fruit trees.

6 p.m., Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Worship Service at Wesley Chapel AME Zion Church, 1017 Brewer St., Asheboro. The event will be sponsored by St. Luke United Methodist Church. Guest speaker will be the Rev. David Miller of Christ Fellowship.

From reports in the Courier Tribune 1/16/11