Will: Hertfordshire, England
Tangled thorns, thistles, heather and flowers in St Paul’s Walden Bury. Unity in diversity. “The purpose of religion as revealed from the heaven of God’s holy Will is to establish unity and concord amongst the peoples of the world; make it not the cause of dissension and strife.” Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh revealed after the Kitáb-i-Aqdas
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
Light: London, England
The Great Court of the British Museum is the largest covered square in Europe. The sun shines through the skylight casting patterned shadows onto the stone interior. “They ask the sun to expound the words of the shadow, and the True One to explain the utterances of His creatures, could ye but perceive it! Say: [...]
Grandeur: London
Regent’s Canal, Camden. An example of the grandeur of architecture; man-made waterways. “What a great blessing it is when the torrents, streams, currents, tides, and drops are all gathered in one place! They will form a great ocean and the real harmony shall overcome and reign in such a manner that all the rules, laws, [...]
Beauty: Yorkshire, England
The patchwork quilt beauty of the North Yorkshire moors. Beauty inspired by agriculture. Agriculture has long been tied to spirituality, e.g in the Indus Valley. “Blessed is the spot, and the house, and the place, and the city, and the heart, and the mountain, and the refuge, and the cave, and the valley, and the land, [...]
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 [...]
