"O SON OF MAN!
Veiled in My immemorial being and in the ancient eternity of My essence, I knew My love for thee; therefore I created thee, have engraved on thee Mine image and revealed to thee My beauty.
"O SON OF MAN!
I loved thy creation, hence I created thee. Wherefore, do thou love Me, that I may name thy name and fill thy soul with the spirit of life."
(Baha'u'llah, The Arabic Hidden Words)
"I bear witness, O my God, that Thou hast created me to know Thee and to worship Thee."
(Baha'u'llah, Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah, p. 313)
"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...."
(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 64)
"All men have been created to carry forward an ever-advancing civilization. The Almighty beareth Me witness: To act like the beasts of the field is unworthy of man. Those virtues that befit his dignity are forbearance, mercy, compassion and loving-kindness towards all the peoples and kindreds of the earth."
(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 214)
"The Great Being saith: O ye children of men! The fundamental purpose animating the Faith of God and His Religion is to safeguard the interests and promote the unity of the human race, and to foster the spirit of love and fellowship amongst men."
(Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah, p. 214)
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I see in what the House of Justice is promoting a framework, for people who are interested, to work together to develop and apply their capacities to help people learn to know and love God and carry forward an ever-advancing civilization, using resources that came into the world with Baha'u'llah.
And no, I did not use the Random Policy Generator!
Saturday, December 20, 2008
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