Thursday, June 23, 2016

Confirmations, Blessings and Martyrdom

Gratitude and joy resonate within my soul
For only you could have set this in motion
To be in this group with your nephew and family 
Fills my heart with overwhelming emotion

Farid, my spiritual father and friend
You have given me the gift of your story
Your humility and flexibility and deep selflessness
And the choices that led to your eternal glory

I pray I can someday express my gratitude to you
O precious, beloved, respected martyr
But for now I will strive to spread His light in your name
And live every moment of my life in your honor

"O Son of Being! Seek a martyr's death in My path, content with My pleasure and thankful for that which I ordain, that thou mayest repose with Me beneath the canopy of majesty behind the tabernacle of glory." Baha'u'llah (The Hidden Words)