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ARTICLE
Gods Wings
Sometimes in our preoccupation with daily living and the tests and difficulties we encounter we become remote from God and forget how much He loves us. This article, taken from the Bahai-Exchange-UK e-mail list reminds us that God’s protection is there, at all times, even when it seems we are facing our problems alone.
An article in National Geographic several years ago provided a penetrating picture of God’s wings...
After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno’s damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother’s wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise. She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. When the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast. Because she had been willing to die, those under the cover of her wings would live...
Being loved this much should make a difference in your life
"He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge;..." (1)
In ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s testimony, in a Tablet addressed to an American believer He says, "These Spiritual Assemblies,".. "are aided by the Spirit of God. Their defender is ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. Over them He spreadeth His Wings". (2)
"Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee, and to abide within the precincts of Thy court, for remoteness from Thee hath well-nigh consumed me. Cause me to rest under the shadow of the wings of Thy grace, for the flame of my separation from Thee hath melted my heart within me." (3)
"His Sun giveth Light continually, and the Clouds of His Mercy are full of the Waters of Compassion with which He waters the hearts of all who trust in Him. His refreshing Breeze ever carries healing in its wings to the parched souls of men!" (4)
"I cheer the faint and revive the dead. I am the guiding Light that illumineth the way. I am the royal Falcon on the arm of the Almighty. I unfold the drooping wings of every broken bird and start it on its flight." (5)
"My fervent and constant prayer is that Bahá’u’lláh may ever keep them safe and protected under the shadow of His wings and aid them to play a worthy and memorable part in these tragic days of the Formative Period of our beloved Cause." (6)
Compiled by Paul Booth
2) Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, p332
3) Prayers and Meditations, p30
4) Paris Talks, p108
5) Tablets of Baha’u’llah, p169
6) Shoghi Effendi, Unfolding Destiny, p140