Flint Bahai

“Let your vision be world embracing…” — Bahá’u’lláh

Throughout history, God has sent to humanity a series of divine Educators—known as Manifestations of God—whose teachings have provided the basis for the advancement of civilization. These Manifestations have included Abraham, Krishna, Zoroaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus, and Muhammad. Bahá’u’lláh, the latest of these Messengers, explained that the r

03/18/2024

If thy daily living become difficult, soon thy Lord will bestow upon thee that which shall satisfy thee. Be patient in the time of affliction and trial, endure every difficulty and hardship with a dilated heart, attracted spirit and eloquent tongue in remembrance of the Merciful. Verily this is the life of satisfaction, the spiritual existence, heavenly repose, divine benediction and the celestial table! Soon thy Lord will extenuate thy straitened circumstances even in this world.

-Abdu'l-Baha

12/08/2023

The world in the past has been ruled by force, and man has dominated over woman by reason of his more forceful and aggressive qualities both of body and mind. But the balance is already shifting—force is losing its weight and mental alertness, intuition, and the spiritual qualities of love and service, in which woman is strong, are gaining ascendancy. Hence the new age will be an age less masculine, and more permeated with the feminine ideals—or, to speak more exactly, will be an age in which the masculine and feminine elements of civilization will be more evenly balanced.

Abdu'l-Bahá

10/19/2022

05/23/2022

Patience
Once there was a poor, unhappy man who lived in
‘Akká. He was not friendly to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. He would stand
up in the mosque and tell the people not to have anything
to do with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. But ‘Abdu’l-Bahá was always
friendly to this unhappy man. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sent food, warm
clothes, and medicine to this man when he needed them.
The poor man always accepted these things but never
thanked ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and continued to say mean things
about Him. Many years passed by. Then one day there was
a knock on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s door. The poor man was there,
crying bitterly. He fell to the ground at the feet of ‘Abdu’lBahá. “Forgive me, Sir!” he cried. “For 24 years I have done
evil to you. For 24 years you have done good to me. Now I
know I have been in the wrong.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá gently told
him to stand up, and they became friends.
Adapted from Jacqueline Mehrabi, Three Gifts of Love, p. 23
Brilliant Books, 2004