Mercy: Chicago
© Lauren Herrmann O SON OF MAN! “A dewdrop out of the fathomless ocean of My mercy I have shed upon the peoples of the world, yet found none turn thereunto, inasmuch as everyone hath turned away from the celestial wine of unity unto the foul dregs of impurity, and, content with mortal cup, hath [...]
Mercy: Chicago, USA
Teenagers played tennis on a court near Lake Michigan at night, showing no mercy to their opponent but still laughing and talking as they practiced their sport. “This is the day whereon every man endued with perception hath discovered the fragrance of the breeze of the All-Merciful in the world of creation, and every [...]
Mercy: London, England
The Victoria Tower is the square tower at the south-west end of the Houses of Parliament. The seat of the government of the United Kingdom. “O Queen in London!………. ……..We have also heard that thou hast entrusted the reins of counsel into the hands of the representatives of the people. Thou, indeed, hast done well, for thereby the foundations [...]
Mercy: Taipei City, Taiwan
During a Ruhi Study Circle in Taipei, Taiwan, we learn that teaching requires drawing on the mercy of God while being detached from results. But it’s still a learning process. From the photo, the question in its entirety from Book 2 – Arising To Serve: “Undoubtedly, the things you enjoy doing are beneficial to you [...]
Mercy: Cairo, Egypt
“O ye peoples of the world! Know assuredly that My commandments are the lamps of My loving providence among My servants, and the keys of My mercy for My creatures. Think not that We have revealed unto you a mere code of laws. Nay, rather, We have unsealed the choice Wine with the fingers of might and power. To [...]
Mercy: Vancouver, Canada
“O SON OF MAN! Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou mayest be worthy to meet Me and to mirror forth My beauty”. Baha’u’llah
Mercy: Haifa, Israel
“A drop out of the ocean of Thy mercy sufficeth to quench the flames of hell, and a spark of the fire of Thy love is enough to set ablaze a whole world.” Baha’u’llah, Prayers and Meditations by Baha’u’llah, p. 245 “A drop of the billowing ocean of His endless mercy hath adorned all creation [...]
Mercy: Guam
It is mercy that brought us here. “Therefore, we must develop capacity in order that the signs of the mercy of the Lord may be revealed in us. We must endeavor to free the soil of the hearts from useless weeds and sanctify it from the thorns of worthless thoughts in order that the cloud [...]
Mercy: Venice, Italy
“Man is hidden behind his tongue. Out of the abundance of his heart does man speak.” ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
Mercy: New York City, USA
“The doors of the Kingdom are opened. The lights of the Sun of Truth are shining. The clouds of divine mercy are raining down their priceless jewels. The zephyrs of a new and divine springtime are wafting their fragrant breaths from the invisible world. Know ye then the value of these days.” ‘Abdu’l-Baha
Mercy: Oklahoma, USA
Remember not your own limitations; the help of God will come to you. Forget yourself. God’s help will surely come! When you call on the Mercy of God waiting to reinforce you, your strength will be tenfold. `Abdu’l-Baha: Paris Talks pp 38-39
Mercy: Vancouver, Canada
Be signs of guidance; lights of piety; severed from the world, holding fast to the firm rope; spreaders of the spirit of life; abiders in the ark of safety; manifestations of mercy; dawning-stars of the mysteries of existence; points of revelation; day-springs of light; strengthened by the Holy Spirit; attracted toward God; sanctified from all [...]
Mercy: Los Angeles
“Thus is it certain that education exerteth an influence, and for this reason the Manifestation of God, the Well-Springs of His mercy, are raised up in the world, that through the breaths of holiness They may educate the human race, and make of the sucking child a strong and valiant man.” Compilations, The Compilation of [...]
Mercy: Brooklyn, New York
Sara “I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink into a grain of sand. Henceforth i will apply all of my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and i will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.” Og Mandino – American Author
Mercy: Guam
“Love the creatures for the sake of God and not for themselves. You will never become angry or impatient if you love them for the sake of God. Humanity is not perfect. There are imperfections in every human being, and you will always become unhappy if you look toward the people themselves. But if you [...]
Mercy: North Carolina, USA
I was lost in the Carolina back country trying to find my way to my sister’s wedding rehearsal. No phone service, no GPS. Thirty minutes late. I panicked. To calm down, I turned onto a side road. Before me stood an abandoned factory, its rusting colors emboldened by the sun’s setting glow. My camera snapped away. The sign on the front gate portrayed the striking message of letting [...]
Mercy: Boston, USA
Been doing a lot of traveling recently. Both materially and spiritually. “Send down upon her the breaths of Thy mercy, that she may be carried away wholly from herself …. “ (Prayers and Meditations by Bahá’u’lláh, LXXXVII.)
Mercy: Akka, Israel
The Most Great Prison “This century is, verily, the spring season. The world of mind and kingdom of soul have become fresh and verdant by its bestowals… On one hand, the lights of reality are shining; on the other, the clouds of divine mercy are pouring down the fullness of heavenly bounty… The time has come [...]
Mercy: Chicago, USA
I have to admit, the crab was delicious. But seeing the teeming market, the crowds, the live animals crawling over each other in desperation…it was a bit much. In most industrialized nations, we are so far removed from the process of acquiring food that we forget that they come from living creatures… “Briefly, it is [...]
Mercy: Sydney, Australia
The dome Mashriqu’l-Adhkár of Sydney, Australia. The building is only a shell round the temple of light within, the same lines and form, a solid structure of light with bricks for skin. “Enter therein in peace, secure.”
Mercy: Yorkshire, England
We can show mercy to animals by cleaning up our litter. “… Therefore it is essential that ye show forth the utmost consideration to the animal, and that ye be even kinder to him than to your fellow man. ” Abdul Baha
Mercy: Toronto, Canada
“…the mercy of God encircles all mankind, that not a single individual is deprived of the mercy of God, and no soul is denied the resplendent bestowals of God. The whole human race is submerged in the sea of the mercy of the Lord, and we are all the sheep of the one divine Shepherd.” Promulgation of Universal Peace pg 444
Mercy: Cape Town, South Africa
“He whom the grace of Thy mercy aideth, though he be but a drop, shall become the boundless ocean, and the merest atom which the outpouring of Thy loving-kindness assisteth, shall shine even as the radiant star.”
