Sunday, December 13, 2009

A Prayerful Observation:

Seek not recognition from man for his vision is as limited as the perishable treasures he lays up in vain.
Be content, therefore, with the good pleasure of the All-Loving Father Who has bestowed upon you the eye of mercy and has engraved the emblem of justice upon your soul
Let not your heart be troubled if you are encompassed by afflictions while treading the straight path.
Be assured that the All-Loving Father ever tests his children that they may distinguish truth from error and that the faithful may be distinguished from the heedless. Outwardly the test may appear cruel and the wayfarer feeble, albeit, inwardly it is merciful and immeasurable is the strength it bestows upon its recipient.
Falter not in your steps nor be hesitant in your journey to the Beloved One and be not discouraged by the iniquities and transgressions of those who bear His name and commit that which is beneath their noble and lofty station and ill-beseems the good name of the All-Loving Father.
Know that the All-Loving Father is immeasurably exalted above the loftiest description that any of His creatures assign to Him and that His Wisdom will forever remain infinitely beyond the power of the mightiest mind to fathom. The Wisdom of the All-Loving father is All-Encompassing whereas the wisdom of the most excellent of His creatures is frustrated by the confines of its inherent limitations. Can it be believed that the Perfections of the Father are capable of measurement by the imperfections of His creatures or that His Immutable Will is capable of frustration by the vain imaginings and idle fancies of those who bear His name? Such are the conceptions of those who are deluded by their own ego. He is sufficient unto Himself and neither the goodly deeds nor the devoted praise of His reverent servants are capable of scaling the heights of His Presence nor are the transgressions and blasphemy of the heedless ones capable of restraining, even for a moment, the irresistible force of His Divine Purpose. Know of a truth that all these things must come to pass and are the means whereby the wayfarer is guided along their journey and the sincerity of the true seeker is tested. It is not for the creature to test the Beloved One but, rather, for the All-Loving Father to test His creatures, albeit, as a sign of His Loving Kindness and a Bounty from His inexhaustible Mercy He has engraved His Image upon the soul of man and has commanded him to protect its beauty from the dross of human corruption in order that His Reflection may become evident therein.
Do not cast aside an imperishable and everlasting treasure for the transient attractions and perishable treasures of the earth. Do not barter the rose-garden that perfumes the nostrils and delights the vision in exchange for a dwelling place among the heedless wherein ignorance is in abundance and moral sickness is manifest. Do not persist in vaunting your puny intellect over that of the Lord your God and do not defend your mortal pursuits and transgressions lest your mind become confounded, your vision obscured, and your hearing veiled from discerning the radiant melodies issued forth from the Heaven of God’s Mercy as a token of Grace that all mankind may hearken to the Truth and Justice contained therein. Beware! Lest you dispute with the Divine Mariner Who sails His Ark upon the ocean of humanity and casts His Net into the sea of human hearts. From the beginning that has no beginning He has separated the pure wave from the corrupted foam with the sterilizing sword of His Tongue and to the end that has no end He chooses the pure in heart as the repositories for His Wisdom. He does whatever He wills and chooses whomsoever He pleases and to none is given the authority to question the Wisdom of His Purpose.
Reflect with justice upon that which is past and meditate upon it with sincerity that the wisdom contained therein may be revealed to you. All that has come to pass has been in accordance with man’s capacity to bear its weight and can not be attributed to limitation on the part of Those Who revealed its Wisdom. Those Prophets from whom the great religions have evolved, those Dawning-Places of God’s Wisdom, those Chosen Mouthpieces for the All-Loving Father’s Counsel, those Brilliant Orbs from whence the Rays of the Beloved One’s Effulgent Light was shed upon all mankind, have ever been and will continue to be the only refuge for a wayward world bereft of discernment. They are the Eyes wherewith man’s vision is illumined, the Ears wherewith man’s hearing is enabled to detect truth, the Wisdom wherewith man’s intellect is expanded, and the Guiding Light wherewith man’s journey is kept safe and straight.
That Their Messages appear to differ may be ascribed to the varying conditions and needs of the age in which they were manifest and the capacity of the peoples to whom they were revealed. They have ever been and will continue to be the only Stronghold wherein man may reside for Protection. Their Purpose, from the beginning that has no beginning until the end that has no end, will ever be to remove the causes of estrangement and disharmony, to edify the souls, to purify the hearts, to illuminate the minds, to regulate the societies, and to tranquillize the spirits of the peoples and age in which They appeared. That disunity, hatred, and bloodshed have arisen afterward may be ascribed to the vain imaginings and idle fancies of those who have submerged the Ocean of God’s Wisdom in clouds of superstition, ceremony, and ritual.
Can we believe the All-Loving Father capable of violating His Promise? Will He ever leave His children comfortless? Are we to show such little faith and feeble vision? When will the heedless speed out of their rotting sepulchers and attain unto true life? When will they put aside the playthings of the corrupt and robe themselves in the garment of everlasting purity? Why do they busy themselves with that which is beneath their lofty station and neglect that which will enable them to ascend to the heights of an imperishable dominion?
In every age the All-Loving Father has chosen a Stainless Soul to mirror forth His Beauty and reveal His Ordinances that men may attain unto that for which they were created. Know that the physical station of the Messenger of God has ever been a source of controversy and confusion and has acted as a cloud that veils the sight of the ignorant from perceiving the Spiritual Station and Inner Essence thereof. Consider the atrocities and calumnies that were heaped upon these Stainless Souls for no other reason than They exhorted men to worship the one true Father and encouraged men to live in harmony and to abide in loving unity with their fellow man. Reflect upon the actions of those who reviled and scorned Their Message that sought only to remove the mantle of hatred and animosity and replace it with the cloak of love and compassion. Ponder this in your heart! What could have provoked such savage and ruthless behaviour by so many ignorant souls other than the promptings of their own perverted fancies and lustful degeneracy? Albeit, they have passed into the oblivion of shame and have assuredly received that which they deserve, whereas, the Word of the Messengers, those Central Orbs of Unity, continues to guide mankind and will forever be the only Refuge and Asylum within which mankind may abide in peace and security.
Be alert and attentive! Cast your sight in every direction and do not overlook the tiniest atom for the Guiding Flame has once again been lit. Look to It and receive from It the cleansing force that will consume the dross and reveal the pure gold. Do not hesitate for a moment lest it pass you by and leave you in the confusion of your predicament. Do not barter it for the fleeting vanities of this world and do not exchange its inestimable value and transcending quality for that which is worthless and beneath your station.

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