Writing in Snow

Poem and Gratitude List

Fiḍál (Grace), 2 Asmá’ (Names) 175 B.E. - Tuesday, August 21, 2018

"Immeasurably exalted art Thou, O Lord! Protect us from what lieth in front of us and behind us, above our heads, on our right, on our left, below our feet and every other side to which we are exposed. Verily, Thy protection over all things is unfailing."

The Bab1

I found Mama's prayer book yesterday when I was cleaning off my computer desk. When I opened it, I found she had put an x above her favorite prayer. One of those prayer, on pages 133-35, is also one of my favorites. This beautiful prayer, was revealed by the Bab. Every time I read it, I feel comforted and safe. Another thing I found, was my mother's pink prayer beads.

My Mother's Prayer Book2

I open Mom's prayer book
I leaf through it
to find
Mama's favorite prayers.

Memories flow through my mind
of Mama
setting in her room,
reading prayers
before she left the house
to go to work
or shopping.

Gratitude List for 2 Asmá’

Today I am thankful for...
          ...that I was able to get online and access my home page without any problems, without having to manually reboot the modem , or call tech support for assistance.
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...that I have 805 Points in my Survey Spot account.
          ...that I have 626 Points in My Survey account.
          ...that I found Mama's prayer book when I was cleaning off my computer desk yesterday.
          ...that I have 2,918,071 GPs in my Gift Points account.

Footnotes
1  Baha'i Prayers, page 135, 1991 Edition.
2  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon