Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Feast of Will

Feast of Will:
To the Blessed Beauty

"The spirit that animateth the human heart is the knowledge of God, and its truest adorning is the recognition of the truth that “He doeth whatsoever He willeth, and ordaineth that which He pleaseth.” Its raiment is the fear of God, and its perfection steadfastness in His Faith. Thus God instructeth whosoever seeketh Him. He, verily, loveth the one that turneth towards Him. There is none other God but Him, the Forgiving, the Most Bountiful. All praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds."

Bahá’u’lláh1

Dear Blessed Beauty,
Please help me to do the will of God
in this bicentenary year
and in the years
that follow.

Help me understand
that the primal will
has underscored every Divine Revelation
in the universe.

Sometimes,
I fail to see the purpose of God,
as it is manifested
in my life.

Help me
to accept
the fact that

“He doeth whatsoever He willeth, and ordaineth that which He pleaseth.”

Poet's Note: ▼

This is Poem 30 of 200 Dedicated to the Blessed Beauty.

Footnotes
1  Bahái Words for June 13, 2017