Mannum, Australia
“We will all, verily, abide by the Will of God.”
-Baha’u’llah, Baha’i Prayers
A star trail over gum trees at Bolto Reserve in Mannum, South Australia, equivalent to a 30-minute exposure. Sometimes I need to remind myself that, were it not for the Will of God, I would have nothing in this earthly life. There is so much for which to be grateful.
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Tom Sawyer State Park, USA
“Within every blade of grass are enshrined the mysteries of an inscrutable Wisdom…”
-Baha’u’llah, The Kitab-i-Iqan
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Montevideo, Uruguay
“No pongas tu confianza en tus tesoros. Pon toda tu fe en la gracia de Dios, tu Señor. Que Él sea tu confianza en todo lo que hagas, y sé de aquellos que se han sometido a Su Voluntad. Deja que Él sea tu auxiliador y enriquécete con Sus tesoros, pues suyos son los tesoros de los cielos y de la tierra. Él los concede a quien quiere, y a quien quiere se los retira. No hay otro Dios sino Él, el Poseedor de Todo, el Todo Alabado. Ninguno somos sino indigentes a la puerta de Su misericordia; todos somos impotentes ante la revelación de Su soberanía e imploramos Sus favores.”
-Baha’u’llah, La Proclamacion de Baha’u’llah
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Brisbane, Australia
“I know not, O my God, what the Fire is which Thou didst kindle in Thy land. Earth can never cloud its splendor, nor water quench its flame. All the peoples of the world are powerless to resist its force. Great is the blessedness of him that hath drawn nigh unto it, and heard its roaring.”
-Baha’u’llah
When I saw this sunset it reminded me of the fire of this prayer…a fire that is so strong, so spiritual, and soul stirring nothing can
stop it burning…
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Santorini, Greece
“Render thanks unto God, inasmuch as ye have attained unto your heart’s Desire, and been united to Him Who is the Promise of all nations. Guard ye, with the aid of the one true God—exalted be His glory—the integrity of the station which ye have attained, and cleave to that which shall promote His Cause. He, verily, enjoineth on you what is right and conducive to the exaltation of man’s station.”
-Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah
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Quebec City, Canada
“Voici le jour où les plus précieuses faveurs ont été prodiguées aux hommes, le jour où Sa puissante grâce a imprégné toutes les choses créées.”
-Baha’u’llah