It’s a new Baha’i Year! Happy Naw-Ruz!
Nanaimo, BC, Canada
“Let them one and all become as a splendour on the horizon of heaven, and in the skies of the world a dazzling star. Let them be fruitful trees in the celestial bowers, sweet-scented blooms in the divine gardens; let them be verses of perfection on the page of the universe, words of oneness in the Book of Life. This is the first age, and the early beginnings of the dispensation of the Most Great Light, wherefore, within this century, virtues must be acquired, goodly qualities must be perfected within this span of time.”
-Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Carrollton, Georgia, USA
“Does not the dawn of a new day arouse the sleeping ones from their couches of negligence and awaken all those who are not dead?” -‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy
Lautoka, Fiji
“Behold, then, O my God, how Thy Light hath been compassed with the onrushing winds of Thy decree, how the tempests that blow and beat upon it from every side have added to its brightness and increased its splendor. For all this let Thee be praised.”
-Baha’u’llah
Adelaide, Australia
“O thou who hast fixed thy gaze upon the Kingdom of Glory! The splendour of the Beauty of the world illumined the whole earth, conferring heavenly grace upon all created things. The Beloved of the world shone forth, captivating His lovers with His charm. And now, though that Sun hath set, He still shineth resplendent from the unseen Kingdom, continuing to bestow eternal grace upon all regions. Those that are possessed of insight perceive the world to be illumined with the splendours of the Sun of Truth.”
–‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Light of the World
Caernarfon, Wales
“O Son of the Supreme! I have made death a messenger of joy to thee. Wherefore dost thou grieve? I made the light to shed on thee its splendor. Why dost thou veil thyself therefrom?”
-Bahá’u’lláh
Huntsville, Alabama
“O thou seeker after truth! The world of the Kingdom is one world. The only difference is that spring returneth over and over again, and setteth up a great new commotion throughout all created things. Then plain and hillside come alive, and trees turn delicately green, and leaves, blossoms and fruits come forth in beauty, infinite and tender. Wherefore the dispensations of past ages are intimately connected with those that follow them: indeed, they are one and the same, but as the world groweth, so doth the light, so doth the downpour of heavenly grace, and then the Daystar shineth out in noonday splendor.”
-Selections of the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Honolulu, Hawaii
“O my God, my Master, the Goal of my desire! This, Thy servant, seeketh to sleep in the shelter of Thy mercy, and to repose beneath the canopy of Thy grace, imploring Thy care and Thy protection.”
– Bahá’u’lláh, Prayers and Meditations
Cancun, Mexico
“The hearts of Thy dear ones, however, will rejoice only at the Divine Springtime of Thy tender mercies, whereby the hearts are quickened, and the souls are renewed, and the trees of human existence bear their fruits.”
-Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh
Such a diverse and wide spectrum of splendor!