From the Writings of the Bab-

“Be thou for God and for His creatures even as God hath been for God Himself and for His creatures. Just as God hath verily created thee out of nothing, in like manner thou must adore Him in utter devotion, for the sake of His Countenance, without desire for reward or fear of punishment. Act likewise in all conditions and with all manner of phenomena. 

Shouldst thou unlock this gate to thy heart, thou wouldst assuredly be adorned with the virtues of the All-Merciful.  Then, were all the people to wrong thee, thou wouldst forgive them, and indeed, do good to them, even as God, glorified be He, provides through His grace those who have ungratefully repudiated Him.  Thus apply the same maxim to all phenomena and all matters.”   

From the Quran-

Verily I am God: there is no god but Me, so serve Me only, and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise.  

Call on your Lord humbly and secretly, surely He does not love those who exceed limits. 

Those who remember God, standing and sitting and on their sides, and reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth: “Our Lord, Thou hast not created this in vain. Glory be to Thee!”     

From the Gospel of Luke-

To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:  Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’

“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.    

Special thanks to Baha’i Blog and to Luke Slott for this wonderful song.  All Luke’s music can be found at Lukeslott.com

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