Transcript THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH “O God! Refresh and Gladden my spirit. Purify my heart.

THE
BAHÁ’Í
FAITH
“O God! Refresh and Gladden my spirit.
Purify my heart. Illumine my powers.
I lay all my affairs in Thy hand.
Thou art my Guide and my Refuge.
I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved;
I will be a happy and joyful being.
O God! I will no longer be full of anxiety,
nor will I let trouble harass me.
I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life.
O God! Thou art more friend to me than I am
to myself. I dedicate myself to Thee O Lord.”
O my God! O my God!
Unite the hearts of Thy servants,
and reveal to them Thy great purpose.
May they follow Thy commandments and
abide in Thy law. Help them, O God, in
their endeavor, and grant them strength to
serve Thee. O God! Leave them not to
themselves, but guide their steps by the
light of Thy knowledge, and cheer
their hearts by Thy love.
Verily, Thou art their Helper and their Lord.
~Bahá'u'lláh
O Lord! Make this youth radiant,
and confer Thy bounty upon this poor creature.
Bestow upon him knowledge, grant him added
strength at the break of every morn and guard him
within the shelter of Thy protection so that he may
be freed from error, may devote himself to the
service of Thy Cause, may guide the wayward,
lead the hapless, free the captives and awaken the
heedless, that all may be blessed with
Thy remembrance and praise.
Thou art the Mighty and the Powerful.
~‘Abdu’l-Bahá
ALL PEOPLES –
ONE COMMON FAITH
The Bahá’í Faith is a world religion whose
purpose is to unite all the races and
peoples in one universal Cause and
one common Faith.
Bahá’ís are followers of Bahá’u’lláh,
Who they believe is the
Promised One of all Ages.
“That which the Lord hath ordained as
the sovereign remedy and mightiest instrument
for the healing of all the world is the union of all
its peoples in one universal Cause,
one common Faith.”
ONE PLANET
ONE PEOPLE
We’re all living in a dream of one world
Hoping that everyone will
Love as they were meant to love
We’re all living in a dream of one world
Hoping that everyone will
Live as they were meant to live
Chorus:
One planet, one people, please God we
may achieve it, one planet, one people
please...
We’re all living in a dream of world peace
Hoping that everyone sees
A world of love and unity
We’re all living in a dream of world peace
A world of different countries
Living in peace and harmony
(Chorus)
BAHÁ’U’LLÁH
He is the great spiritual Educator Whose Teachings will
enable humanity to build a new world…
“Then it is plain and evident that man
needs an educator, and this educator must
be unquestionably and indubitably
perfect in all respects and distinguished
above all men.”
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Rejoice, rejoice, for a new Day has dawned
The whole wide world is all one fold
Rejoice, Rejoice, for a new Day has dawned
The plan of God has now been told
The Promised One by the name of Bahá
Came to bring a new Day
Let us be happy, let us say
Ya Baha’u’l-Abha
Say Ya Baha’u’l-Abha
Say Ya Baha’u’l-Abha
GOD,
THE UNKNOWABLE CREATOR
Bahá’u’lláh teaches us that God is
unknowable in His Essence.
This means that we should not make
images of God in our mind, thinking of
Him, for example, as a man.
In general, that which has been created
cannot understand its creator.
God is the Creator of all things and the
reason behind our creation is love.
Bahá’u’lláh teaches us that God loved
us, and we were created from this love.
“O SON OF MAN!
I loved thy creation, hence I
created thee. Wherefore, do thou
love Me, that I may name thy name
and fill thy soul with
the spirit of life.”
O SON OF BEING! (X2)
Love me that I may love thee,
If thou lovest Me not,
My love can in no wise reach thee (X2)
Know this O servant. (X2)
THE ETERNAL COVENANT
The way this love flows to us is
through His Eternal Covenant.
God never leaves us alone and
without Guidance; when
humanity moves away from God
and forgets His Teachings, a
Manifestation of God appears
and makes God’s Will and
Purpose known to us.
MANIFESTATION OF GOD
The Manifestations of God reveal the Word and Will of God
and to listen to Them is to respond to the Call of God.
The Manifestations of God are like
perfect Mirrors that reflect the Light
of God in all its Splendor. And all
these Mirrors reflect the same Light.
While God is beyond our reach,
these perfect Beings come to us
from time to time, live among us,
give us guidance, and fill us with
the energy we need to progress,
materially and spiritually.
Noah, Abraham, Krishna,
Moses, Zoroaster, Buddha,
Jesus Christ and Muhammad,
The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh
They are the waves of one sea
They are the birds of one tree
Singing one song
They are the lamps of one light
Come and be their lovers, be lovers,
be lovers, be lovers of light
THE PLIGHT OF
HUMANITY
The Promise of this Day
Bahá’u’lláh says:
“This is the Day in which God’s most
excellent favors have been poured out
upon men, the Day in which His most
mighty grace hath been infused into
all created things. It is incumbent upon all
the peoples of the world to reconcile their
differences, and, with perfect unity and
peace, abide beneath the shadow of the
Tree of His care and loving-kindness.”
These great oppressions that have
befallen the world are preparing it for
the advent of the Most Great Justice.
These fruitless strifes,
these ruinous wars shall pass away,
and the ‘Most Great Peace’ shall come...