Father emerges clad in a new, perfect body - resembling young Hohenheim and housing the energy of a country and the power of a god. They don't matter any more. Shall we not, when hardships seethe about us, and our hearts momentarily quail, recall the ardent desire so poignantly voiced by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in those immortal Tablets that enshrine forever His last wishes for His chosen disciples: "Oh! That means, as you know, that people from all nations will have the blessings of the house of the Lord before the Second Coming. Arise for the triumph of My Cause, and, through the power of thine utterance, subdue the hearts of men. The promised day in early days. O people of Justice!
Thus we see how the Divine Physician is both the "Judge" of mankind and its "Redeemer. " It can neither escape the responsibilities of the past, nor shirk those of the future. The Long Promised Day: Why the LDS Church Priesthood Ban is NOT a Hammer for Your Liberal Wedge Issue –. The latter, virile and unconquerable, is plucking asunder its chains, and is vindicating its title to be the one refuge within which a sore-tried humanity, purged from its dross, can attain its destiny. Its distant future, however, is radiant, gloriously radiant—so radiant that no eye can visualize it. The second process, the task of breathing life into this unified body—of creating true unity and spirituality culminating in the Most Great Peace—is that of the Bahá'ís, who are labouring consciously, with detailed instructions and continuing divine guidance, to erect the fabric of the Kingdom of God on earth, into which they call their fellowmen, thus conferring upon them eternal life. Our preparation for and response to this situation must be a continual deepening of our faith, an unwavering adherence to its principles of abstentions from partisan politics and freedom from prejudices, and above all an increasing understanding of its fundamental verities and relevance to the modern world.
1997 - Messages to the Antipodes [34]. It is at once a visitation from God and a cleansing process for all mankind. I am well pleased with that which Thou didst ordain for Me, and welcome, however calamitous, the pains and sorrows I am made to suffer. 1933 - America and the Most Great Peace. May it become a source of strength to the supporters of the Most Great Name so that despite the rising tide of trials and upheavals afflicting the world, and whatever forces of opposition may be mounted against the Cause of God itself, the believers will not waver or become diverted from their course, but be ever more confirmed in their determination to raise the edifice of the Faith of God as the last bastion of hope to a lost and wayward humanity. "F381 Just as the American Constitution does not allow one state to be more autonomous than another, so must the nations of the world enjoy equal status in any form of World Federation. Flee them, through the power of God and His sovereign aid, and strive ye to knit together the hearts of men, in His Name, the Unifier, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. Promised Day is Come. This "revelation on the priesthood, " as it is commonly known in the Church, was a landmark revelation and a historic event. Universal House of Justice, Ridvan Message 1983, Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1963-1986, p. 576, § 358. For this is a time of testing which calls to mind Bahá'u'lláh's words, "O concourse of the heedless! Further, they are able to keep two complementary perspectives on the pattern of action developing in the cluster firmly in view: one, the three-month cycles of activity—the rhythmic pulse of the programme of growth—and the other, the distinct stages of a process of education for children, for junior youth, and for youth and adults. His listeners on that occasion, and all who heard Him in the course of His travels to Egypt and the West, must have but dimly comprehended the far-reaching implications of His words for society, for its values and preoccupations. 1933 - Tablets revealed in Honor of the Greatest Holy Leaf by Bahá'u'lláh and 'Abdu'l-Bahá.
May you all arise to seize the tasks of this crucial moment. For an excellent, faithful perspective on the priesthood ban, check out Thirty Years After the Long Promised Day: Reflections and Expectations (PDF) by brother Marcus H. Martins, who was the first black LDS member to serve a full-time mission after the restriction was ended. Everyday is not promised. It entails, as well, meaningful interactions with civic groups and local organizations in villages and neighborhoods. "The day will soon come, " He, referring to the foolish ones of the earth, has written, "whereon they will cry out for help and receive no answer. " Ours, rather, the task to cast our eyes upon, and bend our energies to meet, the challenging requirements of the present hour.
Otherwise religion will degenerate into a mere organization, and become a dead thing. The Hand of Providence at Work. With each passing day, rising numbers of newly awakened souls turn in supplication towards His Shrine, the place where we, in honour of that blessed Day and in gratitude for every bounty bestowed upon the community of the Greatest Name, bow our heads in prayer at the Sacred Threshold. 1962-63 - Tawqi'at-i mubaraka-yi Hadrat-i Vali-yi Amr Allah: Uktubar 1952 - Uktubar 1957, Shahr al-Mashiyya 109 - Shahr al-Mashiyya 114. The Sun of Bahá'u'lláh is mounting the heavens, bringing into ever clearer light the contrast between the gloom, the despair, the frustrations and bewilderment of the world, and the radiance, confidence, joy and certitude of His lovers. The promised day has come - Luffy has turned into a giant | One Piece. How severe indeed is the chastisement with which your Lord will then chastise you! " Indeed, the civilization that beckons humanity will not be attained through the efforts of the Bahá'í community alone. Official Declaration 1 has some supplementary materials included in the Doctrine and Covenants in the form of three excerpts from different addresses where he explained the reasoning for the change. By My Beauty, which is the same as Thy Beauty! But it seems apparent that the great failure to respond to Bahá'u'lláh's instructions, appeals and warnings issued in the 19th Century, has now sent the world along a path, and released forces, which must culminate in a still more violent upheaval and agony. "F376 'Abdu'l-Bahá reaffirmed the same principles. The Lord made it very clear to me what was to be done. Praise be to Thee, O Lord My God, for the wondrous revelations of Thy inscrutable decree and the manifold woes and trials Thou hast destined for Myself.