December 2nd, 2011 | by Admin | published in reflections, Stories of Abdu'l-Baha
This is a reflection on applying lessons from this story: The story is easy to read, and easy to appreciate, but it is harder for me to see how I could apply what Abdu’l-Baha is doing. First, in a group of people expecting Him to give a speech/lecture, He tells funny stories. Then He explains [...]
November 30th, 2011 | by Admin | published in reflections, tests
A reflection on this story of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Being exasperated is my schtick — my stand-up self usually emerges when I am frustrated, angry, disappointed, hurt or teeth-clenchingly challenged. At my wit’s end is often when I’m wittiest. A defense mechanism to prevent me from blubbering and sobbing in front of others? Probably. But what if I [...]
November 29th, 2011 | by Admin | published in Stories of Abdu'l-Baha
Friends, Here’s the first story through which we will begin to explore some of Abdu’l-Baha’s qualities and capabilities: In the United States, in August 1912, Mrs Parsons, a devoted Bahá’í of Washington, D. C., invited Him to Dublin, New Hampshire, where she had an estate. During the summer months, many people prominent in the life of [...]
February 10th, 2011 | by Susanne Alexander | published in community, health
Months ago when I was consulting with a Local Spiritual Assembly about the Ridván message, members made comments about the following quotation: …[T]he maturity of a Spiritual Assembly cannot be assessed by the regularity of its meetings and the efficiency of its functioning alone. Rather its strength must be measured, to a large extent, by [...]
