Scattering Angels

Search After the Truth

Today I read The Valley of Search from The Seven Valleys and The Four Valleys by Baha'u'llah, Gems of Divine Mysteries by Baha'u'llah, paragraphs 36 and 37, and Baha'i World Faith, Writings of Baha'u'llah, page 107. I continue reading The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah with the 39th and 40th Hidden Word from the Arabic. I close with a prayer by Baha'u'llah from the Baha'i Prayer Book, pages 166-168.

Abdu'l-Baha - The Perfect Exemplar

With today's passages, I seek to honour the Ascension of Abdu'l-Baha by reading from Vignettes from the Life of Abdu'l-Baha, pages 95, 96, 102, and 163, and Ruhi Book 4. I also read a passage from Baha'i World Faith, Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, pages 365-366. We continue to read The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah, the 37th and 38th Hidden Word from the Arabic. And we close with a prayer for Humanity by Abdu'l-Baha from the Baha'i Prayer Book 112-113.

The Covenant of God

Today's passage is from Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah pages 329-332. We continue our reading of The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah with the 35th and 36th Hidden Word from the Arabic. And we close with a prayer from Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah pages 258-259.

Directives from the Guardian

Today's passages are from Directives from the Guardian by Shoghi Effendi. I selected a number of short passages from this book on a variety of subjects as follows:

Generosity
Catastrophe (The Apcalyptic Upheaval)
Criticism
Heroism is Needed
Love (Turn to Baha'i Brothers and Sisters)
Love, Custodians of (World Exeedingly Dark)
Prejudices (Racial)
Teaching (Love for Baha'u'llah)

Followed by a passage by Shoghi Effendi that I found on Bahai.Org which did not cite a source but was titled "A Life of Generous Giving." 

We continued our reading of The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah with the 33rd and 34th Hidden Word from the Arabic. Today we close with a prayer from Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah on page 13.

I yield Thee such thanks...

Today's readings are from Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah pages 14-17. We continue our reading of The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah with the 31st and 32nd Hidden Word from the Arabic. We close with a prayer on thanksgiving in Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah pages 329-332. 

The Blessed Perfection, Baha'u'llah

Today we read a passage from Baha'i World Faith from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha on pages 220-224. We continue our reading of The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah with the 29th and 30th Hidden Word from the Arabic. We close with a prayer by Baha'u'llah from the Baha'i Prayer Book on page 136.

World Reform is Personal Reform

Today's passage is from Prescription for Living by Ruhiyyih Khanum, pages 253-257. We continue reading The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah with the 27th and 28th Hidden Word from the Arabic. We close with an evening prayer by Baha'u'llah from the Baha'i Prayer Book on page 59.

In Remembrance of the Twin Holy Birthdays of The Bab and Baha'u'llah

Today's readings are from Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah pages 144-148, and The Tablet on the Birth of the Greatest Name II by Baha'u'llah, originally revealed as "Lawh-i-Imawlud-i-'Ism-I-A'zam". We continue our reading of The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah with the 25th and 26th Hidden Word from the Arabic. We conclude today's episode with a prayer by Baha'u'llah from The Baha'i Prayer Book page 20. 

Consultation: Take counsel together in all matters

Today's readings are from The Kitab-I-Aqdas by Baha'u'llah, Notes verse 52, The Promulgation of Universal Peace by Abdu'l-Baha, pages 72-73, and The Prosperity of Humankind by the Baha'i International Community, pages 7-8. We continue our reading of The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah with the 23rd and 24th Hidden Word from the Arabic. We close this episode with a prayer by Abdu'l-Baha for Gatherings from the Baha'i Prayer Book pages 85-86.

Surrender thy will to God

Today's passages are from The Kitab-I-Aqdas by Baha'u'llah, verses 122-125, and Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah pages 336-337. We continue our reading of The Hidden Words of Baha'u'llah with the 21st and 22nd Hidden Word from the Arabic. We close with a prayer for Firmness in the Covenant by Abdu'l-Baha on pages 68-69 of the Baha'i Prayer Book.