14 Sep | a.m

Let the flame of the love of God burn brightly within your radiant hearts. Feed it with the oil of Divine guidance, and protect it within the shelter of your constancy. Guard it within the globe of trust and detachment from all else but God, so that the evil whisperings of the ungodly may not extinguish its light.

- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 325

Whatsoever people is graciously favoured therewith by God, its name shall surely be magnified and extolled by the Concourse from on high, by the company of angels, and the denizens of the Abhá Kingdom. And whatsoever people turneth its heart away from this Divine Love - the revelation of the Merciful - shall err grievously, shall fall into despair, and be utterly destroyed… Strive to become the manifestations of the love of God, the lamps of divine guidance shining amongst the kindreds of the earth with the light of love and concord.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 27

13 Sep | a.m

O SON OF BEING!

Thy Paradise is My love; thy heavenly home, reunion with Me. Enter therein and tarry not. This is that which hath been destined for thee in Our kingdom above and Our exalted dominion.

- Baha'u'llah, The Arabic Hidden Words, no. 6

Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of God's holy Dispensation, the manifestation of the All-Merciful, the fountain of spiritual outpourings. Love is heaven's kindly light, the Holy Spirit's eternal breath that vivifieth the human soul. Love is the cause of God's revelation unto man, the vital bond inherent, in accordance with the divine creation, in the realities of things.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 27

12 Sept | p.m

O SON OF MAN!

Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty.

- Baha'u'llah, The Arabic Hidden Words, no. 3

God has created His servants in order that they may love and associate with each other. He has revealed the glorious splendor of His sun of love in the world of humanity. The cause of the creation of the phenomenal world is love. All the Prophets have promulgated the law of love.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 297

12 Sep | a.m

By the righteousness of the Lord! Ye were created to show love one to another and not perversity and rancour. Take pride not in love for yourselves but in love for your fellow-creatures. Glory not in love for your country, but in love for all mankind.

- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 138

10 Sept | p.m

A lover feareth nothing and no harm can come nigh him: Thou seest him chill in the fire and dry in the sea.

- Baha'u'llah, The Seven Valleys, p. 7

Wherefore this fear and sorrow? The true lovers of the Abhá Beauty, and they that have quaffed the Cup of the Covenant fear no calamity, nor feel depressed in the hour of trial. They regard the fire of adversity as their garden of delight, and the depth of the sea the expanse of heaven.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 308

10 Sept | a.m

Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear….Verily, the wayfarer who journeyeth unto God, unto the Crimson Pillar in the snow-white path, will never reach unto his heavenly goal unless he abandoneth all that men possess: “And if he feareth not God, God will make him to fear all things; whereas all things fear him who feareth God.”

- Baha'u'llah, The Four Valleys, p. 57

By Thy glory, for Thy love, I flinch not from aught, and for Thy good pleasure I fear not all the afflictions in the world; that is but through Thy strength and Thy might, and Thy grace and Thy favor, not because I am deserving thereof.

- Bahá’u’lláh, Compilations, Baha'i Scriptures, p. 74

10 Sep | a.m

Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear….Verily, the wayfarer who journeyeth unto God, unto the Crimson Pillar in the snow-white path, will never reach unto his heavenly goal unless he abandoneth all that men possess: “And if he feareth not God, God will make him to fear all things; whereas all things fear him who feareth God.”

- Baha'u'llah, The Four Valleys, p. 57

By Thy glory, for Thy love, I flinch not from aught, and for Thy good pleasure I fear not all the afflictions in the world; that is but through Thy strength and Thy might, and Thy grace and Thy favor, not because I am deserving thereof.

- Bahá’u’lláh, Compilations, Baha'i Scriptures, p. 74

22 July | p.m

Beware lest ye hesitate in your acceptance of this Cause - a Cause before which the Concourse on high and the dwellers of the Cities of Names have bowed down. Fear God, and be not of those who are shut out as by a veil. Burn ye away the veils with the fire of My love, and dispel ye the mists of vain imaginings by the power of this Name through which We have subdued the entire creation.

 

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p. 66

22 July | a.m

Ignite, then, within their hearts the torch of Thy love, that its flame may consume all else except their wondrous remembrance of Thee, and that no trace may be left in those hearts except the gem-like evidences of Thy most holy sovereignty…

- Baha'u'llah, Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah, p. 89

The more love is expressed among mankind and the stronger the power of unity, the greater will be this reflection and revelation, for the greatest bestowal of God is love. Love is the source of all the bestowals of God. Until love takes possession of the heart no other divine bounty can be revealed in it.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu’l-Bahá Section, p. 218

21 July | p.m

O SON OF MAN!

If thou lovest Me, turn away from thyself; and if thou seekest My pleasure, regard not thine own; that thou mayest die in Me and I may eternally live in thee.

- Baha'u'llah, The Arabic Hidden Words, no. 7

O Remnant of God! I am wholly sacrificed to Thee; I am content with curses in Thy path; I crave nought but to be slain in Thy love; and God, the Supreme, sufficeth as an eternal protection.

- The Báb, quoted by Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 139

God's Love it was that sustained the Báb and brought him to his supreme sacrifice, and made his bosom the willing target for a thousand bullets.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Paris Talks, p. 83

21 July | a.m

Wherefore must the veils of the satanic self be burned away at the fire of love, that the spirit may be purified and cleansed and thus may know the station of the Lord of the Worlds.

Kindle the fire of love and burn away all things,

Then set thy foot into the land of the lovers.

- Baha'u'llah, The Seven Valleys, p. 9

If love did not exist, what of reality would remain? It is the fire of the love of God which renders man superior to the animal. Strengthen this superior force through which is attained all the progress in the world.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Divine Philosophy, p. 111

20 July | p.m

If Thou smellest from any one the smell of the love of Thy Lord, offer up Thyself for him, for We have created Thee to this end, and have covenanted with Thee, from time immemorial, and in the presence of the congregation of Our well-favored ones, for this very purpose.

 

- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 283

20 July | a.m

Let the flame of the love of God burn brightly within your radiant hearts. Feed it with the oil of Divine guidance, and protect it within the shelter of your constancy. Guard it within the globe of trust and detachment from all else but God, so that the evil whisperings of the ungodly may not extinguish its light.

- Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 325

Whatsoever people is graciously favoured therewith by God, its name shall surely be magnified and extolled by the Concourse from on high, by the company of angels, and the denizens of the Abhá Kingdom. And whatsoever people turneth its heart away from this Divine Love - the revelation of the Merciful - shall err grievously, shall fall into despair, and be utterly destroyed… Strive to become the manifestations of the love of God, the lamps of divine guidance shining amongst the kindreds of the earth with the light of love and concord.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 27

19 July | p.m

Give ear to the sayings of the Friend and turn towards His paradise. Worldly friends, seeking their own good, appear to love one the other, whereas the true Friend hath loved and doth love you for your own sakes; indeed He hath suffered for your guidance countless afflictions. Be not disloyal to such a Friend, nay rather hasten unto Him.

 

- Baha'u'llah, The Persian Hidden Words

19 July | a.m

O SON OF BEING!

Thy Paradise is My love; thy heavenly home, reunion with Me. Enter therein and tarry not. This is that which hath been destined for thee in Our kingdom above and Our exalted dominion.

- Baha'u'llah, The Arabic Hidden Words, no. 6

Know thou of a certainty that Love is the secret of God's holy Dispensation, the manifestation of the All-Merciful, the fountain of spiritual outpourings. Love is heaven's kindly light, the Holy Spirit's eternal breath that vivifieth the human soul. Love is the cause of God's revelation unto man, the vital bond inherent, in accordance with the divine creation, in the realities of things.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 27

18 July | p.m

By the righteousness of the Lord! Ye were created to show love one to another and not perversity and rancour. Take pride not in love for yourselves but in love for your fellow-creatures. Glory not in love for your country, but in love for all mankind.

 

- Baha'u'llah, Tablets of Baha'u'llah, p. 138

 

18 July | a.m

O SON OF MAN!

Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty.

- Baha'u'llah, The Arabic Hidden Words, no. 3

God has created His servants in order that they may love and associate with each other. He has revealed the glorious splendor of His sun of love in the world of humanity. The cause of the creation of the phenomenal world is love. All the Prophets have promulgated the law of love.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 297

17 July | p.m

A lover feareth nothing and no harm can come nigh him: Thou seest him chill in the fire and dry in the sea.

- Baha'u'llah, The Seven Valleys, p. 7

Wherefore this fear and sorrow? The true lovers of the Abhá Beauty, and they that have quaffed the Cup of the Covenant fear no calamity, nor feel depressed in the hour of trial. They regard the fire of adversity as their garden of delight, and the depth of the sea the expanse of heaven.

- Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 308

17 July | a.m

Love is a light that never dwelleth in a heart possessed by fear….Verily, the wayfarer who journeyeth unto God, unto the Crimson Pillar in the snow-white path, will never reach unto his heavenly goal unless he abandoneth all that men possess: “And if he feareth not God, God will make him to fear all things; whereas all things fear him who feareth God.”

- Baha'u'llah, The Four Valleys, p. 57

By Thy glory, for Thy love, I flinch not from aught, and for Thy good pleasure I fear not all the afflictions in the world; that is but through Thy strength and Thy might, and Thy grace and Thy favor, not because I am deserving thereof.

- Bahá’u’lláh, Compilations, Baha'i Scriptures, p. 74

14 May │ p.m

Beware lest ye hesitate in your acceptance of this Cause - a Cause before which the Concourse on high and the dwellers of the Cities of Names have bowed down. Fear God, and be not of those who are shut out as by a veil. Burn ye away the veils with the fire of My love, and dispel ye the mists of vain imaginings by the power of this Name through which We have subdued the entire creation.

- Baha'u'llah, The Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p. 66