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Midweek Reflections on a Visit to New York in 1992

‘Idál (Justice), 19 ‘Alá’ (Loftiness) 175 B.E. - Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from home? What were you doing there and how long did you stay?

Memories
misty tear stained memories
of my trip to New York.

In November of 1992, I spent four day in New York at the Second Baha'i World Congress. Between November 23-26, I was among the 30,000 Baha'is from across the Earth celebrating the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of Baha'u'llah's Covenant. Baha'is at the Second World Congress represented more than 180 different nations. The Baha'is that attended this World Congress came for numerous cultural, religious, indigenous, and national backgrounds. In many cases the only thing we had in common was our love of and belief in Baha'u'llah.

Celebrating unity
we came together in peace and harmony
to proclaim the oneness of humanity
and demonstrate the unifying effect
of the Covenant of Baha'u'llah.