‘O ye rich ones on earth!’ 10 May 2012 | 12:53 pm

O YE RICH ONES ON EARTH! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your own ease. ~ Bahá’u'lláh ~ Photo © Glenn Thomas Franco Simmons. Excerpt © the Bahá’í Inte...

‘Bruise not the serpent in the dust’ 10 May 2012 | 10:00 am

‘Illumined with the light of Thy love’ 8 May 2012 | 12:12 pm

O God! Keep me steadfast and make me firm and staunch. Protect me from violent tests, and preserve and shelter me in the strongly fortified fortress of Thy Covenant and Testament. Thou art the Powerfu...

‘Swords into Plowshares; Spears into Pruning Hooks’ 29 Apr 2012 | 12:15 pm

Please click photo above for larger size. “They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn wa...

‘Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart’ 29 Apr 2012 | 10:30 am

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‘With gold Test Our servants’ 7 Mar 2012 | 10:36 am

A brief exlanation of The Hidden Words by way of Bahaikipedia: “There is a Shi’a Muslim tradition called ‘Mushaf of Fatimah’, which speaks of Fatimah upon the passing of her father, Muhammad. There ar...

‘Spirit of life’ 6 Mar 2012 | 03:30 pm

4. O SON OF MAN! I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life. ~ Bahá’u'lláh ~ Photo © Glenn Thomas Franco...

‘Whither can a lover go?’ 21 Feb 2012 | 09:50 am

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Mirror forth beauty 17 Feb 2012 | 10:53 am

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‘O fleeting shadow’ from The Persian Hidden Words 13 Feb 2012 | 08:52 pm

The Persian Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh are among my favorite Bahá’í writings. The photo, copyrighted by Glenn Franco Simmons, of the Monarch butterflies was taken at the Santa Cruz Monarch Butterfly ...