Vancouver, Canada
“O SON OF MAN!
Divest not thyself of My beauteous robe, and forfeit not thy portion from My wondrous fountain, lest thou shouldst thirst forevermore.”
-Baha’u’llah
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Tampa, USA
“Note ye how easily, where unity existeth in a given family, the affairs of that family are conducted; what progress the members of that family make, how they prosper in the world. Their concerns are in order, they enjoy comfort and tranquillity, they are secure, their position is assured, they come to be envied by all. Such a family but addeth to its stature and its lasting honour, as day succeedeth day. And if we widen out the sphere of unity a little to include the inhabitants of a village who seek to be loving and united, who associate with and are kind to one another, what great advances they will be seen to make, how secure and protected they will be. Then let us widen out the sphere a little more, let us take the inhabitants of a city, all of them together: if they establish the strongest bonds of unity among themselves, how far they will progress, even in a brief period and what power they will exert. And if the sphere of unity be still further widened out, that is, if the inhabitants of a whole country develop peaceable hearts, and if with all their hearts and souls they yearn to cooperate with one another and to live in unity, and if they become kind and loving to one another, that country will achieve undying joy and lasting glory. Peace will it have, and plenty, and vast wealth…Wherefore, O ye beloved of the Lord, bestir yourselves, do all in your power to be as one, to live in peace, each with the others: for ye are all the drops from but one ocean, the foliage of one tree, the pearls from a single shell, the flowers and sweet herbs from the same one garden.”
-‘Abdu’l-Baha, Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha
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Haifa, Israel
“…’Baha’i’ is not just a name but a truth.”
-‘Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha
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Chicago, USA
“The source of courage and power is the promotion of the Word of God, and steadfastness in His Love.”
-Baha’u’llah, Words of Wisdom, Tablets of Baha’u’llah
My husband told me to look at the sunrise from the behind the buildings…it was a whisperingly beautiful day and I am so grateful to him for helping me with this shot.
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Brisbane, Australia
Today is the day for steadfastness and constancy. Blessed are they that stand firm and immovable as the rock and brave the storm and stress of this tempestuous hour.
-Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha
This month I just wanted to focus on tests and constancy. Rocks seem to represent streadfastness so well. I love the light cast on these rocks, representing illumination as one shows spiritual strength.
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New England, USA
“That which is conducive to the regeneration of the world and the salvation of the peoples and kindreds of the earth hath been sent down from the heaven of the utterance of Him Who is the Desire of the world. Give ye a hearing ear to the counsels of the Pen of Glory. Better is this for you than all that is on the earth.”
–Baha’u’llah, The Book of the Covenant
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