31 January | a.m

The spirit that animateth the human heart is the knowledge of God, and its truest adorning is the recognition of the truth that "He doeth whatsoever He willeth, and ordaineth that which He pleaseth." Its raiment is the fear of God, and its perfection steadfastness in His Faith. Thus God instructeth whosoever seeketh Him. He, verily, loveth the one that turneth towards Him. There is none other God but Him, the Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.
- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 290

[The Lord] hath chosen thee to love Him and selected thee from among His beings to know Him and distinguished thee particularly with the gift of dazzling light through which the faces of the righteous will shine

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of Abdu’l-Bahá v1, p. 159

27 January | p.m

Should a Christian contend, 'How can I deem the Qur’án a testimony while I am unable to understand it?' such a contention would not be acceptable. Likewise the people of the Qur’án disdainfully observe, 'We are unable to comprehend the eloquence of the verses in the Bayán, how can we regard it as a testimony?' Whoever uttereth such words, say unto him, 'O thou untutored one! By what proof hast thou embraced the Religion of Islam? Is it the Prophet on whom thou hast never set eyes? Is it the miracles which thou hast never witnessed? If thou hast accepted Islam unwittingly, wherefore hast thou done so? But if thou hast embraced the Faith by recognizing the Qur’án as the testimony, because thou hast heard the learned and the faithful express their powerlessness before it, or if thou hast, upon hearing the divine verses and by virtue of thy spontaneous love for the True Word of God, responded in a spirit of utter humility and lowliness - a spirit which is one of the mightiest signs of true love and understanding - then such proofs have been and will ever be regarded as sound.'

 

- The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb, p. 120

14 January | p.m

O SON OF MAN!

Wert thou to speed through the immensity of space and traverse the expanse of heaven, yet thou wouldst find no rest save in submission to Our command and humbleness before Our Face.

- Baha'u'llah, The Arabic Hidden Words

Behold! God hath laid hold on him who led thee astray. Return unto God, humble, submissive and lowly; verily, He will put away from thee thy sins, for thy Lord, of a certainty, is the Forgiving, the Mighty, the All-Merciful.

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p. 86

13 January | p.m

The Hour that was concealed within the knowledge of God hath struck, whereupon all the atoms of the earth have proclaimed: "The Ancient of Days is come in His great glory! Hasten unto Him, O peoples of the earth, with humble and contrite hearts."

- Baha'u'llah, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 56

The teacher, when teaching, must be himself fully enkindled, so that his utterance, like unto a flame of fire, may exert influence and consume the veil of self and passion. He must also be utterly humble and lowly so that others may be edified, and be totally self-effaced and evanescent so that he may teach with the melody of the Concourse on high - otherwise his teaching will have no effect.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 270

13 January | a.m

[In the Gospel] He saith: "Heaven and earth shall pass away: but My words shall not pass away."(Luke 21:33.) Thus it is that the adherents of Jesus maintained that the law of the Gospel shall never be annulled, and that whensoever the promised Beauty is made manifest and all the signs are revealed, He must needs re-affirm and establish the law proclaimed in the Gospel, so that there may remain in the world no faith but His faith.... Had they sought with a humble mind from the Manifestations of God in every Dispensation the true meaning of these words revealed in the sacred books...they surely would have been guided to the light of the Sun of Truth, and would have discovered the mysteries of divine knowledge and wisdom.

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitáb-i-Iqán, p. 27

12 January | p.m

O thou dear one! Impoverish thyself, that thou mayest enter the high court of riches; and humble thy body, that thou mayest drink from the river of glory, and attain to the full meaning of the poems whereof thou hadst asked.

- Baha'u'llah, The Seven Valleys, p. 26

Be humble and submissive to God and chant the verses of thanksgiving at morn and eve, for that He guided thee unto the Manifest Light and showed to thee the straight Path and destined to thee the station of nearness in His wonderful Kingdom.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu’l-Bahá Section, p. 359

12 January | a.m

Yet it behoveth the people of truth that the signs of humility should shine upon their faces, that the light of sanctity should radiate from their countenances, that they should walk upon the earth as though they were in the presence of God and distinguish themselves in their deeds from all the dwellers of the earth.

- Baha'u'llah, Gems of Divine Mysteries, p. 57

O thou who art submissive and humble before the Holy Threshold!

Know thou, verily, submissiveness is the good quality of the maid-servants of God, and humility is the character of the God-fearing leaves [Women] who have sprung forth from the Tree of Mercifulness. Thou oughtest to be characterized with these, that thou mayest be an example for the maid-servants of the Merciful and a leader of the leaves who are moved by the winds of the love of God. Abandon the concerns of mankind and be naturalized with the attributes of the angels of the Supreme Concourse, because these angels humble themselves to the lowest thing of the things despite their honor, glory, the loftiness of station and the greatness of their might.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Tablets of Abdu’l-Bahá v1, p. 77

11 January | p.m

…in the days of Jesus, it was those who were distinguished for their learning, the men of letters and religion, who denied Him, whilst humble fishermen made haste to gain admittance into the Kingdom.

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p. 240

An humble man without learning, but filled with the Holy Spirit, is more powerful than the most nobly-born profound scholar without that inspiration. He who is educated by the Divine Spirit can, in his time, lead others to receive the same Spirit.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 164

7 January | p.m

O SON OF BEING!

Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which thou doest not. This is My command unto thee, do thou observe it.

- Baha'u'llah, The Arabic Hidden Words

7 January | a.m

Verily I say, the tongue is for mentioning what is good, defile it not with unseemly talk. God hath forgiven what is past. Henceforward everyone should utter that which is meet and seemly, and should refrain from slander, abuse and whatever causeth sadness in men.

- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 219

We shall always be with you; if We inhale the perfume of your fellowship, Our heart will assuredly rejoice, for naught else can satisfy Us. To this beareth witness every man of true understanding.

- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 315

4 January | a.m

O EMIGRANTS!

The tongue I have designed for the mention of Me, defile it not with detraction. If the fire of self overcome you, remember your own faults and not the faults of My creatures, inasmuch as every one of you knoweth his own self better than he knoweth others.

- Baha'u'llah, The Persian Hidden Words

The most important thing, as the Master pointed out over and over again, is love and unity among the believers. They must forget themselves, the faults and weaknesses they see in each other, and arise to spread this glorious Message in mankind's hour of greatest darkness and trial.

- Shoghi Effendi, Messages to the Indian Subcontinent, p. 262

3 January | p.m

If any differences arise amongst you, behold Me standing before your face, and overlook the faults of one another for My name's sake and as a token of your love for My manifest and resplendent Cause. We love to see you at all times consorting in amity and concord within the paradise of My good-pleasure, and to inhale from your acts the fragrance of friendliness and unity, of loving-kindness and fellowship. Thus counselleth you the All-Knowing, the Faithful.

- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 315