" ...that they may stand faithful unto the Covenant of God, may fulfill in their lives His trust ..."

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.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words)
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"Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart"

 

Degas

O SON OF SPIRIT!

My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #1 Arabic)
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"I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee"

 

O SON OF MAN! 

Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #3 Arabic)
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"Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #4 Arabic)
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"Love Me, that I may love thee."

 

© Chuck Egerton 2025

O SON OF BEING!

Love Me, that I may love thee. If thou lovest Me not, My love can in no wise reach thee. Know this, O servant.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #5 Arabic)
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"Thy Paradise is My love; thy heavenly home, reunion with Me."

 

© Chuck egerton 2025

O SON OF BEING!

 
Thy Paradise is My love; thy heavenly home, reunion with Me. Enter therein and tarry not. This is that which hath been destined for thee in Our kingdom above and Our exalted dominion.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #6 Arabic)
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"If thou lovest Me, turn away from thyself ..."

 

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O SON OF MAN!

If thou lovest Me, turn away from thyself; and if thou seekest My pleasure, regard not thine own; that thou mayest die in Me and I may eternally live in thee.

(Bahá'u'lláh, The Hidden Words, #7 Arabic)
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