Writing in Snow

Gifts of the Spirit and Gratitude List

Istijlál (Majesty), 7 Kalimát (Words) 175 B.E. - Thursday, July 19, 2018

"Having created the world and all that liveth and moveth therein, He, through the direct operation of His unconstrained and sovereign Will, chose to confer upon man the unique distinction and capacity to know Him and to love Him—a capacity that must needs be regarded as the generating impulse and the primary purpose underlying the whole of creation …. Upon the inmost reality of each and every created thing He hath shed the light of one of His names, and made it a recipient of the glory of one of His attributes. Upon the reality of man, however, He hath focused the radiance of all of His names and attributes, and made it a mirror of His own Self. Alone of all created things man hath been singled out for so great a favor, so enduring a bounty."

Baha’u’llah1

Gifts of the Spirit2

Created to reflect
all the divine attributes
we must strive to polish the mirrors of our souls.

Gratitude List for 7 Kalimát

Today I am thankful ...
          ...that I have 535 points in my Survey Spot account.
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...that my Alendronate prescription arrived in the mail today.
          ...that I have 23.35 in my Product Report Card account.
          ...that I have 2,689,040 GPs in my Gift Points account.

Footnotes
1  Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 65.
2  Posted on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon.