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‘Idál (Justice), 19 ‘Alá’ (Loftiness) 175 B.E. - Wednesday, March 20, 2019
DAY 2313: What plans do you have for the spring, now that it's officially here. Gardening, traveling, getting in shape, or even writing more now that we have more natural sunlight. Happy Ostara aka the Vernal Equinox aka 1st day of Spring. It is the last day of ‘Alá’ (Loftiness) 175 B.E., which occurs between sunset on March 19 and sunset on March 20. Naw-Ruz, the first day of Bahá (Splendor) 176 B.E., occurs between sunset on March 20 and sunset on March 21. This is the day the sun crosses the celestial equator, and when spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere. It is a joyful day for the Baha'is and many others who celebrate the first day of spring as a New Year. For the Baha'is across the world, Naw-Ruz is symbolizes a the advent of Baha'u'llah, a new revelation from God. "The Revelation which, from time immemorial, hath been acclaimed as the Purpose and Promise of all the Prophets of God, and the most cherished Desire of His Messengers, hath now, by virtue of the pervasive Will of the Almighty and at His irresistible bidding, been revealed unto men. The advent of such a Revelation hath been heralded in all the sacred Scriptures." Baha’u’llah3 The appearance of the Bab and Baha'u'llah ushered in God's promised day. The tumult humanity is going through right now can be likened to the floods caused by snow melt when spring comes to the mountains. Right now we, the human race, is moving into maturity which is just as tumultuous as spring floods. Eventually this tumult will end and world peace will come because humanity will eventually accept the oneness of the species, the oneness of God, and the oneness of the foundation of all religions. Footnotes |
‘Idál (Justice), 19 ‘Alá’ (Loftiness) 175 B.E. - Wednesday, March 20, 2019
PROMPT: March 20th - Another from the Challenge War Chest! What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from home? What were you doing there and how long did you stay? Memories misty tear stained memories of my trip to New York. In November of 1992, I spent four day in New York at the Second Baha'i World Congress. Between November 23-26, I was among the 30,000 Baha'is from across the Earth celebrating the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of Baha'u'llah's Covenant. Baha'is at the Second World Congress represented more than 180 different nations. The Baha'is that attended this World Congress came for numerous cultural, religious, indigenous, and national backgrounds. In many cases the only thing we had in common was our love of and belief in Baha'u'llah. Celebrating unity we came together in peace and harmony to proclaim the oneness of humanity and demonstrate the unifying effect of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah. |