Writing in Snow

Saturday Poem and Gratitude List

Jalál (Glory), 15 ‘Izzat (Might) 176 B.E. - Saturday, September 21, 2019

Spiritual Happiness

"Spiritual happiness is eternal and unfathomable. This kind of happiness appeareth in one's soul with the love of God and suffereth one to attain to the virtues and perfections of the world of humanity.

Therefore, endeavor as much as thou canst in order to illumine the lamp of thy heart with the light of love."

Bahá’í Writings

The Love of God1

It is the love of God
that encourages us
to develop spiritual perfections
and virtues.

It is the love of God
that ignites
the lamp of the soul
with spiritual happiness.

Gratitude List for 15 ‘Izzat

Today I am thankful ...
          ...for fresh brewed black coffee on this beautiful Saturday morning.
          ...that my Bank of America checking account is not overdrawn today.
          ...for the chocolate cupcake I had with my coffee this morning.
          ...that I have 140 completed of the 200 I am writing for the celebration of the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab.
          ...that I have 294 points in my Survey Junkie account.
          ...that I have 1,344,874 GPs in my Gift Points account.

Footnotes
1  I posted this on Poet 999 - A Butterfly Emerges from Her Cocoon https://poet999.blogspot.com/2019/09/the-love-of-god.html.