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Istijlal (Majesty), 12 Kalimat (Words) 177 B.E. - Thursday, July 23, 2020
DAY 2806: Sorry, a close friend of mine died last night from covid. Posting a prompt was the last thing on my mind. How are you staying sane with the numbers increasing daily? My friend was only 50 years old but Covid-19 took him. He didn't have pre-existing anything. I don't know about you but it's getting to be too real. Do you have words of wisdom for us to keep our sanity? How am I staying sane with COVID-19 numbers increasing daily? The sanity of a human being is precarious at any time. It becomes even more so during a national or international crises such as a pandemic. I am staying sane through prayer, meditation, scripture reading, reading and reviewing on writing.com, and attempting to keep my mind focused on the world around me. I still mourn my mother. I'm past the first stages of morning, but sometimes I still want to cry because she isn't here. One of the prayer I say is a prayer for the departed. When the body and soul separate at death, the soul can still progress toward God. In order to help the souls of our loved ones and friends progress in the next world, Baha'is say prayers for the departed. The prayer books we use have several prayers for the departed. In addition to the books, we can find prayer online or through a Baha'i Prayer app we download to our ssmartphones. Prayer for the Departed "O my God! O Thou forgiver of sins, bestower of gifts, dispeller of afflictions! Verily, I beseech thee to forgive the sins of such as have abandoned the physical garment and have ascended to the spiritual world. O my Lord! Purify them from trespasses, dispel their sorrows, and change their darkness into light. Cause them to enter the garden of happiness, cleanse them with the most pure water, and grant them to behold Thy splendors on the loftiest mount." ‘Abdu’l-Bahá3 Footnotes |