Glory: Victoria, Australia
© Jarnah Montersino To me, prison is freedom; to me incarceration is an open court; to me humility is identical with glory; to me adversity is a gift and death is life. I hope that thou also wilt take a portion from this sea and seek a reflection from these lights… – Abdul-Baha
Glory: Vancouver, Canada
“Shake off, O heedless ones, the slumber of negligence, that ye may behold the radiance which Hisgloryhath spread through the world”. Baha’u’llah
Glory: Chicago, USA
The cherry blossoms were blooming in Washington, D.C., the skies were a perfect blue, and all things were glorious. “I entreat Thee by this great, this wondrous splendour and by the glory of Thine exalted sovereignty, O Thou Who art the Lord of indomitable power, to transform us through Thy bounty into that which [...]
Glory: North Ossetia, Vladikavkaz, Russia
“The Graces of the Kingdom of Abha are the rays of the Sun of Reality. It illumines the earth and heaven, makes the star a shining moon, turns the speck into a huge mountain, bestows strength to the weak, gives everlasting healing to the sick, grants heavenly treasures to the poor, confirms the oppressed [...]
Glory: Oklahoma, USA
“O ye beloved, and ye handmaids of the Merciful! This is the day when the Day-Star of Truth rose over the horizon of life, and its glory spread, and its brightness shone out with such power that it clove the dense and high-piled clouds and mounted the skies of the world in all its [...]
Glory: Taipei, Taiwan
Experiencing the joy of cooperation at a Baha’i-sponsored children’s class in Tainan, Taiwan. “…Education is the indispensable foundation of all human excellence and alloweth man to work his way to the heights of abiding glory.” Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, pp. 129-130
Glory: Guam
“The first Taráz and the first effulgence which hath dawned from the horizon of the Mother Book is that man should know his own self and recognize that which leadeth unto loftiness or lowliness, glory or abasement, wealth or poverty. Having attained the stage of fulfilment and reached his maturity, man standeth in need of [...]
Glory: Los Angeles, USA
A smiling participant of a Bahai workshop on true happiness, held last weekend in Los Angeles. “Every woman who becometh the maidservant of God outshineth in glory the empresses of the world, for she is related to God, and her sovereignty is everlasting.” (Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Baha, p. 122)
Glory: San Antonio, Texas
“Say: Rejoice not in the things ye possess; tonight they are yours, tomorrow others will possess them. Thus warneth you He Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed. Say: Can ye claim that what ye own is lasting or secure? Nay! By Myself, the All-Merciful, ye cannot, if ye be of them who judge fairly. The [...]
Glory: Victoria, Australia
“O SON OF MAN! Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth not; wherefore fearest thou thy perishing? Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction? Thou art My glory and My glory fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn. Abide then in thy love for Me, [...]
Glory: Auckland, New Zealand
“No defect canst thou see in the creation of the God of Mercy. Repeat the gaze: Seest thou a single flaw?” Baha’u’llah
Glory: Haifa, Israel
The Shrine of the Bab is gradually being uncovered, and will soon be returned to its former glory. “Beg ye of Him the wondrous tokens of His favour that He may graciously reveal for you whatever He willeth and desireth, inasmuch as on that Day all the revelations of divine bounty shall circle around [...]
Glory: London, England
HDR photo taken in the 17th century windy back streets of Greenwich market, London. With spring well under way, the plant pots and cafes bustle with life and activity, all at the mercy of the glory of the sun and its warmth. “The glory of Sinai hath hastened to circle round the Day-Spring of this Revelation, while [...]
Glory: Namibia, Africa
By God! Though weariness lay Me low, and hunger consume Me, and the bare rock be My bed, and My fellows the beasts of the field, I will not complain, but will endure patiently as those endued with constancy and firmness have endured patiently, through the power of God, the Eternal King and Creator of [...]
Glory: Paris
Urban Art inspired by 3 great writers : Honoré de Balzac, Victor Hugo & Émile Zola. Ancient Glories of Literature. “In truth, knowledge is a veritable treasure for man, and a source of glory, of bounty, of joy, of exaltation, of cheer and gladness unto him.” Bahá’u’lláh, Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh, pp. 51-52
Glory : Yorkshire, England
Famously seen in ‘Harry Potter’, a train from the North Yorkhire Moors Railway aka the ‘Hogwarts Express’, chugs along, as it has done, for over a century. By the grace of God, inventions such as the steam engine have resulted in ‘glory of the state.’ “Observe for instance that in other countries they persevered over a [...]
Glory: San Antonio, Texas
No matter how dark or cold the winters in our life may be, God’s glory ensures there will always be a divine springtime. “Glory to Thee, O my God! The first stirrings of the spring of Thy grace have appeared and clothed Thine earth with verdure.”
Glory: Brooklyn, New York
Half Light “Shake off, O heedless ones, the slumber of negligence, that ye may behold the radiance which His glory hath spread through the world. How foolish are those who murmur against the premature birth of His light. O ye who are inly blind! Whether too soon or too late, the evidences of His effulgent [...]
Glory: Manhattan, New York
It should have been sand. I should have been sleeping. And don’t even get me started on the camel. “O Lord, make firm their feet on Thy straight path, make wide for them the needle’s eye, and cause them […] to walk in glory for ever and ever.” Selections From the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Glory: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Reading this quote made me want to continue the endless list of things, big or small, one can see His glory; majesty and greatness in: “By Thy glory! Every time I lift up mine eyes unto Thy heaven, I call to mind Thy highness and Thy loftiness, and Thine incomparable glory and greatness; and every [...]
Glory: Quito, Ecuador
Enjoying the glory of spring! “It behooveth thee when thou hearest His Voice calling from the seat of glory to cast away all that thou possessest, and cry out: ‘Here am I, oh Lord of all that is in heaven and all that is on earth!’”
Glory: Boston
Iridescence is a quality whereby certain surfaces appear to change color as the angle of view changes. Over the years, I have spent hours studying the subject of this photograph, which is a joyful art/science piece/experiment by James Ossi at MIT. These ever-changing soap films, their color and detail and dynamism from every angle, are [...]
Glory: New York
Glory is light, life, brightness…. new beginnings. “We have made abasement the garment of glory, and affliction the adornment of Thy temple, O Pride of the worlds.Thou seest the hearts are filled with hate, and to overlook is Thine, O Thou Concealer of the sins of the worlds.When the swords flash, go forward! When the [...]
