"All that I have revealed unto thee with the tongue of power, and have written for thee ..."

 

© Chuck Egerton 2024

O SON OF BEAUTY!

By My spirit and by My favor! By My mercy and by My beauty! All that I have revealed unto thee with the tongue of power, and have written for thee with the pen of might, hath been in accordance with thy capacity and understanding, not with My state and the melody of My voice.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #67 Arabic)
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In memory of Dr. William “Smitty” Smith 

"Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other."

 

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O CHILDREN OF MEN!

Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since We have created you all from one same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land, that from your inmost being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest. Such is My counsel to you, O concourse of light! Heed ye this counsel that ye may obtain the fruit of holiness from the tree of wondrous glory. 

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, # 68 Arabic)

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"Ye are My treasury, for in you I have treasured the pearls of My mysteries and the gems of My knowledge."

 

© Chuck Egerton 2024 

O YE SONS OF SPIRIT!

Ye are My treasury, for in you I have treasured the pearls of My mysteries and the gems of My knowledge. Guard them from the strangers amidst My servants and from the ungodly amongst My people.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words # 69 Arabic)
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"Be then content with My pleasure and thankful unto Me."

 

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O  SON OF HIM THAT STOOD BY HIS OWN ENTITY IN THE KINGDOM OF HIS SELF!

Know thou, that I have wafted unto thee all the fragrances of holiness, have fully revealed to thee My word, have perfected through thee My bounty and have desired for thee that which I have desired for My Self. Be then content with My pleasure and thankful unto Me.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, # 70 Arabic)
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"Sweeter indeed is this to Me than all else, that its light may endure forever."

 

O SON OF MAN!
Write all that We have revealed unto thee with the ink of light upon the tablet of thy spirit. Should this not be in thy power, then make thine ink of the essence of thy heart. If this thou canst not do, then write with that crimson ink that hath been shed in My path. Sweeter indeed is this to Me than all else, that its light may endure forever.

(The Hidden Words, 71 Arabic)
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"We have taken the inner essence thereof and clothed it in the garment of brevity, as a token of grace unto the righteous ..."

 

The Greatest Name -  Ya Bahá'u'l-Abhá

He Is the Glory of Glories

THIS is that which hath descended from the realm of glory, uttered by the tongue of power and might, and revealed unto the Prophets of old. We have taken the inner essence thereof and clothed it in the garment of brevity, as a token of grace unto the righteous, that they may stand faithful unto the Covenant of God, may fulfill in their lives His trust, and in the realm of spirit obtain the gem of divine virtue.

(The Hidden Words, by Bahá'ulláh)
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"Sanctify mine eye, and mine ear, and my tongue, and my spirit, and my heart, and my soul, and my body, and mine entire being from turning unto anyone but Thee."

 

Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Sanctify mine eye, and mine ear, and my tongue, and my spirit, and my heart, and my soul, and my body, and mine entire being from turning unto anyone but Thee. Give me then to drink from the cup that brimmeth with the sealed wine of Thy glory.

—Bahá’u’lláh

(Additional Prayers Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh)
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