I’d like to share some prayers and writings from my religion, The Baha’i Faith, whose chief objective is the “oneness of humanity and freedom from prejudice.”
“There is nothing so heart-breaking and terrible as an outburst of human savagery! I charge you all that each one of you concentrate all the thoughts of your heart on love and unity. When a thought of war comes, oppose it by a stronger thought of peace. A thought of hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of love. Thoughts of war bring destruction to all harmony, well-being, restfulness and content. Thoughts of love are constructive of brotherhood, peace, friendship, and happiness.” -Abdu’l-Bahá
“Religion should unite all hearts and cause wars and disputes to vanish from the face of the earth; it should give birth to spirituality, and bring light and life to every soul. If religion becomes a cause of dislike, hatred and division, it would be better to be without it… Any religion which is not a cause of love and unity is no religion.” ―Abdu’l-Bahá
“My hope is that the white and the black will be united in perfect love and fellowship, with complete unity and brotherhood. Associate with each other, think of each other, and be like a rose garden. Anyone who goes into a rose garden will see various roses, white, pink, yellow, red, all growing together and replete with adornment. Each one accentuates the beauty of the other. Were all of one color, the garden would be monotonous to the eye. If they were all white or yellow or red, the garden would lack variety and attractiveness; but when the colors are varied, white, pink, yellow, red, there will be the greatest beauty.” ―Abdu’l-Bahá
Beautifully expressed, heartfelt post Anisa! My thoughts and prayers are with all those people affected by this terrible tragedy! Anne x
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Thank you xxx
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I love a lot of the sentiments expressed in Baha’i writing. Very apt in this situation
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Thank you Lucy xx
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Beautiful words of wisdom. Thanks for sharing. Blessings to all, H xx
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My pleasure xx
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Thanks for sharing, Anisa!
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My pleasure xx
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Alláh’u’Abhá!
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All of these quotes are so encouraging. I am really sad with all the shootings and injustice that’s been occurring lately. These are beautiful prayers and would definitely help bring light on these issues.
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Thank you so much for reading them <3
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Beautifully stated and so refreshing to hear such a well described commentary on Baha’i Faith.
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