Speech (Qawl) 2012

Mount Crawford, Australia

Looking up through tall pine trees in Mount Crawford Forest Reserve, South Australia.

“I render Thee thanks, O Thou Who hast lighted Thy fire within my soul, and cast the beams of Thy light into my heart, that Thou hast taught Thy servants how to make mention of Thee, and revealed unto them the ways whereby they can supplicate Thee, through Thy most holy and exalted tongue, and Thy most august and precious speech.” -Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh

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Little Rock, USA

The Storyteller. Captivated by dad’s childhood memories.
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Haifa, Israel

“O Essence of Negligence!
Myriads of mystic tongues find utterance in one speech, and myriads of hidden mysteries are revealed in a single melody; yet, alas, there is no ear to hear, nor heart to understand.” -Baha’u’llah, The Persian Hidden Words

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Wilmette, USA

Organizing a book sale in our community…loving the old designs on these books.

“It is a cold and miserable day but as I was anxious to see you I came here. For a man who has love, effort is a rest. He will travel any distance to visit his friends.

“Thank God I see you spiritual and at rest; I give you this message from God; that you must be turned toward Him. Praise God that you are near Him! The unworthy things of this world have not deterred you from seeking the world of Spirit. When in harmony with that world, you care not for the things that perish; your desire is for that which never dies and the Kingdom lies open before you. I hope that the teaching of God will spread throughout the world, and will cause all to be united.” -Abdu’l-Baha

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Victoria, Canada

All Things Made New

“Lift up your voices and sing out the song of the Kingdom. Spread far and wide the precepts and counsels of the loving Lord, so that this world will change into another world, and this darksome earth will be flooded with light, and the dead body of mankind will arise and live; so that every soul will ask for immortality, through the holy breaths of God.” -Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha

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St. Peter, USA

“A kindly tongue is the lodestone of the hearts of men. It is the bread of the spirit, it clotheth the words with meaning, it is the fountain of the light of wisdom and understanding.” -Baha’u’llah