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Feast of Mercy

Fiḍál (Grace), 1 Raḥmat (Mercy) 177 B.E. Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Feast Day of Raḥmat

Day 23 entry for "The Bard's Hall Contest" .

The "Blogging Circle of Friends "  prompt for Day 2776: Use these words in your blog entry: Rose, Honeysuckle, pink, wisdom, peace.

Feast of Mercy

Roses and honeysuckles
decorate the Table of Divine Mercy
scattering the perfume of pink joy
across the soul's of those gathered
to celebrate the Supper of the Lord.

"O God! Dispel all those elements which are the cause of discord, and prepare for us all those things which are the cause of unity and accord! O God! Descend upon us Heavenly Fragrance and change this gathering into a gathering of Heaven! Grant to us every benefit and every food. Prepare for us the Food of Love! Give us the Food of Knowledge! Bestow on us the Food of Heavenly Illumination!"

‘Abdu’l-Bahá1

Word by word we consume the bread of wisdom,
the fruit of peace,
and sip the elixir of life
from the scriptures revealed
by The Bab,
Baha'u'llah,
and 'Abdu'l-Baha.

Footnotes
1  http://www.bahaiprayers.org/meetings8.htm