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Istijlál (Majesty), 10 Jalál (Glory) 176 B.E. - Thursday, April 18, 2019
Day 1947: Easter. Write anything you want about Easter. Easter Memories Easter memories-- like the faux grass from childhood Easter basket that was scattered across the linoleum in my Grandmother's living room-- collect in odd corners of my mind. Gratitude List For 10 Jalál Today I am thankful... ...that I can read the Baha'i Scriptures online, because I can access them with my smartphone and read them in the evening or morning. ...for breakfast pastries to go with my coffee this morning. ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today. ...that I have completed twelve poems of the two-hundred I'm writing in celebration of the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab. ...that I could transfer money from my PayPal account to my checking account. Update on Poems Dedicated to The Bab
There are 194 days left until the Bicentenary Celebration of the Bab on October 29. I have written 12 poems and I have 188 left to write. The poems I have written are "1 Muharram 1235 AH" , "Intoning the Prayer of The Bab" , "The Great Trumpet Has Sounded" , "Portal of Grace: To The Bab" , "The Wayfarer's Journey Begins" , "Who is The Bab?" , "Declaration of The Bab" , "Invocation to The Bab" , "Morning Star: To The Bab" , "Queen of Carme Mountainl: The Shrine of the Bab" , "He Opened The Door: To The Bab" , and "Light of the Holy Spirit: To The Bab" . |