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Today I Give Thanks

Istijlal (Majesty), 16 Asma (Names) 177 B.E. - Thursday, September 3, 2020

"God is pure perfection and the creation is absolute imperfection. For God to descend into the degrees of existence would be the greatest of imperfections; rather, His manifestation, dawning, and effulgence are even as the appearance of the sun in a clear, bright, and polished mirror."

‘Abdu’l-Baha12

Today I give thanks
for God's manifestations,
the mirrors of His attributes,
and the revealers of His religion.

Today I give thanks
for Moses,
for Abraham,
for Krishna,
for Zoroaster,
for Buddha,
for Christ,
for Muhammad,
for The Bab,
and for Baha'u'llah.

Footnotes
1  Table talks in Akka, authenticated by ‘Abdu’l-Baha; Some Answered Questions – 2014 revised translation by the Baha’i World Centre
2  Quoted on Counsels and Explanations - by 'Abdu'l-Baha http://counselsandexplanations.blogspot.com/, September 2, 2020