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Istiqlál (Independence), 7 ʻAẓamat (Grandeur) 177 B.E. Friday, May 22, 2020
PROMPT May 22nd Music often has the ability to remind us of old memories. In your entry today, be inspired by a specific piece of music or a musical instrument. What feelings/emotions does the music or instrument stir in you? Share a specific memory your chosen song or instrument reminds you of. Music echoes through my mind, "We have made it lawful for you to listen to music and singing. Take heed, however, lest listening thereto should cause you to overstep the bounds of propriety and dignity. Let your joy be the joy born of My Most Great Name, a Name that bringeth rapture to the heart, and filleth with ecstasy the minds of all who have drawn nigh unto God. We, verily, have made music as a ladder for your souls, a means whereby they may be lifted up unto the realm on high; make it not, therefore, as wings to self and passion. Truly, We are loath to see you numbered with the foolish." I listen to the music of the spirit, climb the sacred chords of love played on the strings of creation. and intone the Most Great Name of God. My soul intones its adoration as I sing along with music of the past that proclaims to all creation the beauty of the universe and the joy of all God's Manifestations. Footnotes |