Writing in Snow

Thankful Thursday: October 28, 2021

Istijlál (Majesty), 13 ʻIlm (Knowledge) 178 B.E. - Thursday, October 28, 2021

"Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield Thee thanks for having enabled me to recognize the Manifestation of Thyself, and for having severed me from Thine enemies, and laid bare before mine eyes their misdeeds and wicked works in Thy days, and for having rid me of all attachment to them, and caused me to turn wholly towards Thy grace and bountiful favors. I give Thee thanks, also, for having sent down upon me from the clouds of Thy will that which hath so sanctified me from the hints of the infidels and the allusions of the misbelievers that I have fixed my heart firmly on Thee, and fled from such as have denied the light of Thy countenance. Again I thank Thee for having empowered me to be steadfast in Thy love, and to speak forth Thy praise and to extol Thy virtues, and for having given me to drink of the cup of Thy mercy that hath surpassed all things visible and invisible.

Thou art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the All-Loving."

Bahá’u’lláh12

On the last Thankful Thursday in October 2021,
         I am thankful ...
                    ...for the prayer revealed by the Bab, Baha'u'llah, and 'Abdu'l-Baha. I am thankful for these prayers because no matter how difficult things get or how difficult I may find it to pray there is always a prayer to read. Once I read the prayer, my attitude changes.
                    ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
                    ...for the fresh brewed coffee I had on this beautiful autumn morning.
                    ...that I have completed 71 poems dedicated to 'Abdu'l-Baha. I have 29 poems to finish in 29 days.
                    ...for the C-note I received today.

Footnotes
1  Bahá’í Prayers, General Prayers: Praise and Gratitude
2  https://www.bahai.org/r/043436304