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- Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:33 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: One Muslim has said that Bahaulllah's arabic was rubbish
- Replies: 11
- Views: 32883
Re: One Muslim has said that Bahaulllah's arabic was rubbish
who is K.Gibran? . Gibran is a popular poet and writer in the spiritual genre. He became popular in the USA in the beginning of the 20th Century and his popularity increased with time. His books continue to be published, and in recent years books have been written about him by Dr. Bushrui of the Ba...
- Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:39 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Bahiyyih Khanum
- Replies: 13
- Views: 30167
It's almost literally so given that it's very nearly in the center of the Arc! I think to make a list, you would have to go through all of the Guardian's writings to see when the buildings were done. I don't know of any such list, so you might well have to make your own. You might also check Dr. Gi...
- Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:28 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: One Muslim has said that Bahaulllah's arabic was rubbish
- Replies: 11
- Views: 32883
Re: One Muslim has said that Bahaulllah's arabic was rubbish
It appears that the gentleman is saying that the style of Baha'u'llah's Writings is different from that of the Qur'an. As Mirza Abu'l-Fadl explained, the power and uniqueness of the Word of God is not in its style; it is in its ability to change human behavior. There is an article by Marzieh Gail in...
- Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:25 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Who are twenty four guardians?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 18281
Re: Who are twenty four guardians?
1713. The Four and Twenty Elders "Regarding the four and twenty elders: The Master in a Tablet, stated that they 508 are they Báb, the 18 Letters of the Living and five others who would be known in the future. So far we do not know who these five other are." (From a letter written on behal...
- Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:12 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Proofs of the existence of God
- Replies: 7
- Views: 21026
Here are a couple. Brent 1. Today, at table, let us speak for a little of proofs. If you had come to this blessed place in the days of the manifestation of the evident Light, [Baha'u'llah] if you had attained to the court of His presence, and had witnessed His luminous beauty, you would have underst...
- Sun Feb 10, 2008 12:08 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Help With Holy Titles...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 30578
I am tempted to comment on [spiritual vision or insight] . . . i am not affiliated with any Christian or non-Christian religion, let alone the Baha'i Faith.. I had no idea of your religious affiliation; thanks for clarifying. Yes, the subject of spiritual insight is a wonderful one. I think it is w...
- Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:43 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Help With Holy Titles...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 30578
Re: Help With Holy Titles...
There is also evidence and writings that those who saw Jesus' reappearances after His resurrection from the Cross, noted that His resurrected body was different, had a spiritual aspect, that had not been all that noticable when he was still in his bodily "temple" of flesh. There are diffe...
- Sat Feb 09, 2008 12:06 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Help With Holy Titles...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 30578
Re: Help With Holy Titles...
Jesus, a Divine Son of God, existed spiritually in a celestial body before his bestowal in the flesh as the physical, human son of Joseph and Mary. And it was the seed of Joseph and the ovum of Mary, not a virgin birth, that begat Jesus in his human form Hi Richard, do you mind sharing the source o...
- Thu Feb 07, 2008 11:20 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Help With Holy Titles...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 30578
- Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:43 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Help With Holy Titles...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 30578
- Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:23 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Help With Holy Titles...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 30578
Re: Help With Holy Titles...
I'm in the midst of an ongoing discussion with a born again Christian friend at work. The term "Son of God" of course comes up in reference to Christ. His perspective of that name is taken quite literally (which solidifies his belief in the deification of Jesus) but he was interested when...
- Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:54 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: I have a question whether or not a prayer like this exists?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 19426
It was just a dream I had. I was having some problems, and someone told me in my dream that there was this prayer that the Bab' said, but you had to hear it 19 times before you recited it yourself... I don't put much credence on dreams (on matters like these, I mean) but I wanted to ask anyway just...
- Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:49 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Bab's declaration: What Quran verse did he unseal?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 20004
Re: Bab's declaration: What Quran verse did he unseal?
I am unaware of a Muslim prophecy or Hadith which states that the Messiah will unseal the meaning of one specific verse; nor am I aware of anything in Baha'i literature which unseals or identifies that verse. However. We do know something about what the Bab revealed on the first night of His Revelat...
- Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:34 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Unity Of Religion
- Replies: 14
- Views: 26958
- Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:38 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: creatures living in fire/water
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13440
I am not familiar with any passages in the Baha'i Writings translated into English, regarding creatures living in the fire and in the water. This sounds like a symbolic depiction of a spiritual condition, such as these in the Gospel: And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeli...
- Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:48 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: world and great peace Vs family excommunication
- Replies: 7
- Views: 20502
I also have seen nothing about him expelling his parents. I hasten to add that I am not saying that the Guardian's parents were close to him at the end of his ministry. However, I am under the impression that the Guardian announced to the Baha'i world when he expelled the members of the family from...
- Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:05 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: text at the beginning and end of the Hidden Words
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11769
Re: text at the beginning and end of the Hidden Words
First, it may be fruitful for you to examine this compilation of writings of Abdu'l-Baha and Shoghi Effendi about the Hidden Words: http://bahai-library.com/bsr/bsr09/9H2_comp_hiddenwords.htm As to the first passage you quote from the beginning of the Hidden Words, in 1912 in an address He gave in C...
- Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:52 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: In the prayer for parents, what does this line mean?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 21452
- Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:47 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: world and great peace Vs family excommunication
- Replies: 7
- Views: 20502
Re: World and Great Peace vs Family excommunication
We know that one of the most important social teachings of Bahai Faith is Word Peace.But does it contradict the excommunications in Bahá'u'lláh 's family members?: 1. BiBi Fatima surnamed the Supreme Cradle (Mahd-i-Ulya) the second wife of Bahá'u'lláh and their four children: Muhammad Ali, Samadiyy...
- Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:23 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Mason Remey as "Hand of the Cause" on Wikipedia
- Replies: 10
- Views: 28667
This is a sign of the maturity of the Baha'i Faith. Remey's contributions during the time of his faithfulness are acknowledged. Not only is he listed as being among the Hands; there are services he rendered that are still to be fulfilled. When the competition was taking place for the design of the H...
- Sat Sep 08, 2007 9:17 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: When was this written?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15075
- Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:15 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: link to a schedule/guide to study the writings in two years?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17988
Re: link to a schedule/guide to study the writings in two ye
If I can find it, I'll post the list later . I think that as far as the benefit of studying together, the Wilmette Institute is a great idea, for on line study. But if you can find interested people in your area, reading and discussing any of the Books together can be very rewarding; and maybe just...
- Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:42 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: link to a schedule/guide to study the writings in two years?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 17988
Re: link to a schedule/guide to study the writings in two ye
Some years ago I prepared such a list, and if that's what you're referring to, I'd like to comment on this. I prepared a list containing all of the published writings of Baha'u'llah in the English language; also Selections from the Writings of the Bab, and the Dawnbreakers; all of the Master's in En...
- Thu May 10, 2007 12:01 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Guardian recorded?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12719
- Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:05 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 36882
Re: "Seal of the Prophets" not Messengers.
To my knowledge, this is not a distinction that is upheld in the Baha'i Writings as a basis for understanding this subject. In Gleanings section XXV Baha'u'llah writes: "It is evident that every age in which a Manifestation of God hath lived is divinely ordained, and may, in a sense, be charact...
- Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:47 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A shameful attack on the Prophet of Islam
- Replies: 9
- Views: 25934
My intent was to reach this gentleman, and appeal to his higher nature, and ask that he treat the Baha'i Faith with the same standard of fairmindedness he would wish that Christian or Jewish or other opponents of Islam, treat his beloved Faith. There was no mockery in what I wrote, and I hope that o...
- Sun Mar 18, 2007 12:42 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A shameful attack on the Prophet of Islam
- Replies: 9
- Views: 25934
A shameful attack on the Prophet of Islam
I was reading a website written against the Prophet Muhammad and the Revelation He brought. The author of the website had gathered together every word he could find, written against Islam. There is no shortage of such despicable “histories.” He relied on accounts written at the time of Muhammad by C...
- Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:41 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: is my bahai gf a Cov.Breaker? she disagrees with some things
- Replies: 28
- Views: 58609
When all members of the UHJ reach a decision, it is infallible. Its as simple as that. Whether one wants to accept it or not is a reflection of their faith. Fine, it's a reflection of their faith. If a person expresses difficulty accepting the infallibilty of the House, what can be done to assist t...
- Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:14 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: is my bahai gf a Cov.Breaker? she disagrees with some things
- Replies: 28
- Views: 58609
Not quite, Sen. Sen is right to raise the issue. And British Baha'i is right that Sen has no more business describing a given action as Covenant-breaking, than those committing the conduct he criticizes. Those are not shoes any of us can stand in. There was a wonderful story in dear, departed Rober...
- Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:29 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Marriage
- Replies: 4
- Views: 18151
One other thing..... Say if i want to marry my gf but only if she converts to Islam, will she be able to convert but remain Bahai since she doesnt remove her membership from the Bahai rolls? (will the Bahai's still accept her?) Regards Abbas One thing that the Baha'i Faith is very strict about, is ...
- Fri Mar 09, 2007 3:12 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: is my bahai gf a Cov.Breaker? she disagrees with some things
- Replies: 28
- Views: 58609
- Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:47 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
- Views: 70473
My gf is currently keeping an eye out for Ex-Muslims in the Bahai community in Sydney so we can have a talk with them. Hopefully there will be atleast one. A couple of comments. First, I am not sure that bringing a Muslim who has become a Baha'i into this Forum will be productive. I sense that he o...
- Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:30 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "truth" cannot be forced and remain truth
- Replies: 15
- Views: 43562
Re: hello
We baha'is know, from our scriptures, (in the Iqan and else) that our messages will be efficient for 500 or 1000 years My understanding is that the duration of the Baha'i Dispensation will be *not less* than 1000 years. There is a pilgrim's note from the Master where He points out that it might be ...
- Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:23 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
- Views: 70473
As Imran previously stated, the Muslims who are waiting for the Mahdi all their life are basically told He is no longer relevant and to concentrate on Bahaullah. This is very difficult to accept since so much emphasis has been placed on the Mahdi and the impact He would have. Anyway, thats just my ...
- Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:13 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
- Views: 70473
. . . is the Bayan available in English? If not, will it be? The House of Justice published Selections from the Writings of the Bab which contains excerpts from the Persian Bayan, and also I believe from the less significant Arabic Bayan. The entire Bayan is not, to my knowledge, available in Engli...
- Sat Feb 24, 2007 4:01 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: contradictions?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 31758
This guys argument seems to pre-assume that Christianity is true and Islam is false. I don't know why anybody would do that. People are raised that way. *I* was raised that way, as a Catholic. The same thing happens in Muslim countries, where people are taught from childhood to distrust the Baha'i ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:46 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: general questions about the prophets
- Replies: 14
- Views: 33295
Re: general questions about the prophets
Well, but the question being asked is, were you raised in a Baha'i home; were your parents Baha'i, or did you strike out on your own and find the Baha'i Faith as a result of search?
Brent
Brent
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 10:23 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: contradictions?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 31758
excellent reply, pilgrimbrent. Do you think its a good idea to tactfully contact the owner of that site and perhaps suggest a few improvements to his ideas? :-k You are welcome to forward my posts here to anyone, anytime, or to use the material for any purpose you want. I agree that it is crucial, ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 5:41 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: contradictions?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 31758
Re: contradictions?
"Was Christ within god, or God within Christ ? No in the name of God. " (Abdul Baha Questions pg 97) THE CORRECT REFERENCE IS TO SOME ANSWERED QUESTIONS, PP. 84-85. WHEN YOU SEE THE PASSAGE IN CONTEXT YOU SEE THAT THE AUTHOR OF THE WEBSITE JUMPED TO A CONCLUSION: . . . the human spirit is ...
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:34 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Manifestion Explained
- Replies: 21
- Views: 53693
Re: Manifestion Explained
>>>Im hoping someone can clearly explain the meaning f "Manifestation Of God".>>> Let's assume that we human beings learned the language of the ants. OK, now you are given an assignment: Please explain the workings of this internet list, and its contents, to an ant. The ant is created in i...
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:09 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: The Qa'im
- Replies: 30
- Views: 70473
>>We are dicussing the position of Mohammed Ibnil Hasan in the light of page 27 of Sahifae Adaliyah - a book of the Bab which appeared on the page whose link you sent me saying that these books are considered authentic by the scholars of the faith.>> Most western Baha'is can read neither Persian nor...
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:56 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: general questions about the prophets
- Replies: 14
- Views: 33295
- Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:16 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: alcohol in home
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33142
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 11:43 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: general questions about the prophets
- Replies: 14
- Views: 33295
>> But it's a very lousy idea. I learned that the hard way.>> I think that's an important point. While in principle, dealing with anti-Baha'i material falls under the general guidance about defending the Cause, there is a time for this. Baha'u'llah cautions us to protect our faith, and that includes...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:09 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets"
- Replies: 60
- Views: 119811
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 8:06 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: "Seal of the Prophets"
- Replies: 60
- Views: 119811
Re: "Seal of the Prophets"
Among the passages where Baha'u'llah comments on the "Seal of the Prophets" are these, and reflecting on them may provide insight: "Know then that the paradise that appeareth in the day of God surpasseth every other paradise and excelleth the realities of Heaven. For when God - blesse...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:41 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: alcohol in home
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33142
Re: alcohol in home
>>I am grieving over the loss of my sanctuary of an alcohol-free home and yet feel that it is my husband's decision to choose when/where he drinks. I fear that I am being intolerant when it comes to his drinking. At other times, I feel upset that he doesn't respect my feelings about alcohol in our h...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:31 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A broad response to many of your interesting threads!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 38208
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:20 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: alcohol in home
- Replies: 17
- Views: 33142
My suggestion is that you accept his decision to not be a Baha'i, and approach the matter purely from an alcohol point of view. I personally would start with Al-Anon meetings, the meetings for family members of alcoholics. This may help you to be a bit more detached about it. At some point when you ...
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:12 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: general questions about the prophets
- Replies: 14
- Views: 33295
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:10 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Abdul Baha
- Replies: 16
- Views: 35268
- Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:16 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: RE: Ark of The Covenant
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10666
Re: RE: Ark of The Covenant
>>I heard that in Shi'a Islam there is a reference to the ark of the covenant in connection to the coming of the Qaim. Am not really sure where exactly it is written but some one who is a Shi'a Muslim told me that Prophet Muhammed(pbuh) said to his followers that the Qaim would locate the Ark of the...
- Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:53 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Intorduction of Bab's 1st Book & a crucial question
- Replies: 4
- Views: 15201
Steven Lambden has done a lot of work on the Qayyumul-Asma, you might find useful commentary there.
http://tinyurl.com/29mzys
Brent
http://tinyurl.com/29mzys
Brent
- Mon Jan 29, 2007 4:35 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: 8 Pointed Star
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13957
- Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:17 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A Refutation of the Claim that Racism is Okay
- Replies: 6
- Views: 19217
- Wed Jan 17, 2007 11:49 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Imam Husayn.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13877
Re: Imam Husayn.
>>What does that mean? Is Imam Husayn a prophet or something of that nature?>> "In the prayer mentioned above Bahá'u'lláh identifies Himself with Imam Husayn. This does not make him a Prophet, but his position was very unique, and we know Bahá'u'lláh claims to be the 'return' of the Imam Husayn...
- Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:26 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Typos in Baha'i scripture
- Replies: 11
- Views: 27382
- Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:17 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Typos in Baha'i scripture
- Replies: 11
- Views: 27382
Re: Type-O's in Baha'i scripture
>>The first phrase in the final sentence is "All must glorify his name". The Arabic word in my copy of the Aqdas is "ya3azzaruhu", where "3" represents the Arabic letter 3ayn (as in 3abdu'l). As far as I know, "ya3azzaruhu" means "to censure him, to rebuk...
- Sat Jan 06, 2007 1:10 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: I need the source for a tradition Baha'u'llah quotes..
- Replies: 14
- Views: 34866
I'm not sure that the Arabic font will come through, but here goes. This hadith is on Shiah websites on the Internet, in Arabic. The Arabic says that the Promised Qa’im will rise to promulgate a Kitaabin jadeed (new Book) and an Amr Jadeed (a New Law or a New Cause). For example Bih.aar ul Anwaar Vo...
- Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:36 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: A Refutation of the Claim that Racism is Okay
- Replies: 6
- Views: 19217
As Shoghi Effendi wrote to Forel's son after Forel's death, Forel had partially recognized the truths of the Baha'i Faith. This was a glaring fault in Forel's otherwise entirely compatible world view. Perhaps similarly, Shoghi Effendi spoke of ALM Nicolas, who was an ardent proponent of the Faith of...
- Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:27 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Throw away a piece of paper with a prayer written on it?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13089
I was raised Catholic, and in the church where I grew up there was a special sink, to be used for disposing of various sacred liquids such as old holy water. This sink was not connected to the sewer system, but went directly to the ground. I recall reading, but do not have a copy, a statement of the...
- Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:14 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: fault-finding, silence, and biographies
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14889
Re: fault-finding, silence, and biographies
I recall hearing that Shoghi Effendi did not want certain aspects of Mirza Yahya's faults to be published -- those that had no bearing on the history of the Faith. The Guardian exposed his vacillation and lust for leadership in his writings; but he left out discussion of those traits that were perso...
- Fri Jan 05, 2007 6:09 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: RESIST NOT EVIL, YEA, EVEN RETURN GOOD FOR EVIL
- Replies: 20
- Views: 45301
Re: RESIST NOT EVIL, YEA, EVEN RETURN GOOD FOR EVIL
"When Jesus instructed his apostles that they should, when one unjustly took away the coat, offer the other garment, he referred not so much to a literal second coat as to the idea of doing something positive to save the wrongdoer in the place of the olden advice to retaliate-" Prior to be...
- Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:47 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Symbolic = Confusion????
- Replies: 44
- Views: 82729
Why does God state some things in the Holy Books in symbolic language? "Know verily that the purpose underlying all these symbolic terms and abstruse allusions, which emanate from the Revealers of God's holy Cause, hath been to test and prove the peoples of the world; that thereby the earth of the p...
- Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:21 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Any ex muslims here?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12169
- Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:39 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Bahai Websites
- Replies: 13
- Views: 27913
Some of the stuff on these websites is so crazy it makes everyone laugh -- except the Muslims who will believe absolutely any criticism of the Bab and Baha'u'llah, who created this website. Amanat in his history of the Babi period quoted the following, but the way he quotes it, he is making fun of i...
- Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:56 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Bahai Websites
- Replies: 13
- Views: 27913
"Unbowed by adversity, disdainful of the clamors, undeterred by the machinations of the inveterate, artful, traditional enemies who are alarmed by their own declining fortunes, contrasting with the evidence of the dynamic force, impelling power, rising prestige, indivisible unity, accumulating resou...
- Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:40 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Pretending to be Intrested in Bahai faith???
- Replies: 5
- Views: 16251
- Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:36 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Bahai Websites
- Replies: 13
- Views: 27913
Cel, something about this story is not ringing true. It is pretty rare for Baha'is to turn away from the Baha'i Faith to Islam, because Baha'is already believe in the Prophet Muhammad and His Book, and the understanding and clarification of the Mission of Muhammad and His Message is so attractive in...
- Fri Nov 10, 2006 12:41 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Anti-Bahai Websites
- Replies: 13
- Views: 27913
O DWELLERS OF MY PARADISE! With the hands of loving-kindness I have planted in the holy garden of paradise the young tree of your love and friendship, and have watered it with the goodly showers of My tender grace; now that the hour of its fruiting is come, strive that it may be protected, and be no...