Baha'i Faith: God teaches through Bahá’u’lláh... unity
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and the same, regardless of imagined differences. That we all should
unite under God to advance compassion and justice in this mortal world
for all.
Michael Willsey
"The Pen of the Ancient King hath never ceased to remember the loved
ones of God. At one time, rivers of mercy have streamed from His Pen, at
another, through its movement, God’s perspicuous Book hath been
revealed. He is the One to Whom none can compare, Whose utterance mortal
man can never rival. He it is Who from everlasting hath been established
upon the seat of ascendancy and might, He from Whose lips have gone out
counsels that can satisfy the needs of the whole of mankind, and
admonitions that can profit them.
The One true God beareth Me witness, and His creatures will testify,
that not for a moment did I allow Myself to be hidden from the eyes of
men, nor did I consent to shield My person from their injury. Before the
face of all men I have arisen, and bidden them fulfil My pleasure. My
object is none other than the betterment of the world and the
tranquillity of its peoples. The well-being of mankind, its peace and
security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly
established. This unity can never be achieved so long as the counsels
which the Pen of the Most High hath revealed are suffered to pass unheeded.
Through the power of the words He hath uttered the whole of the human
race can be illumined with the light of unity, and the remembrance of
His Name is able to set on fire the hearts of all men, and burn away the
veils that intervene between them and 287 His glory. One righteous act
is endowed with a potency that can so elevate the dust as to cause it to
pass beyond the heaven of heavens. It can tear every bond asunder, and
hath the power to restore the force that hath spent itself and vanished….
Be pure, O people of God, be pure; be righteous, be righteous…. Say: O
people of God! That which can ensure the victory of Him Who is the
Eternal Truth, His hosts and helpers on earth, have been set down in the
sacred Books and Scriptures, and are as clear and manifest as the sun.
These hosts are such righteous deeds, such conduct and character, as are
acceptable in His sight. Whoso ariseth, in this Day, to aid Our Cause,
and summoneth to his assistance the hosts of a praiseworthy character
and upright conduct, the influence flowing from such an action will,
most certainly, be diffused throughout the whole world."
~ Bahá’u’lláh