Prayers and Elevenses June 25th
We gathered together as usual on the last Friday of the month for prayers and readings drawn from different religious and secular traditions, followed by elevenses and discussion. The theme this month was Faith and the prayers and readings were taken from Baha’i, Buddhist, Christian and Hindu writings. The following is a poem written by a Baha’i:
This is Faith
To walk where there is no path,
To breathe where there is no air,
To see where there is no light,
This is Faith.
To cry out in the silence,
The silence of the night,
And hearing no echo, believe.
And believe again and again,
This is Faith.
To hold pebbles and see jewels,
To raise sticks and see forests,
To smile with weeping eyes,
This is Faith.
To say “God I believe” where others deny,
“I hear”, where there is no answer,
“I see” though naught is seen,
This is Faith.
And the fierce love in the heart,
The savage love that cries,
Hidden thou art, yet there,
Veiled thy face and mute thy tongue,
Yet I see and hear thee, love,
Beat me down to the bare earth,
Yet I rise and love thee, love,
This is Faith
Amat’ul-Baha Ruhiyyih Rabbani
There was a very special atmosphere on this occasion as we were saying goodbye to a wonderful lady who has been staying with her daughter, in Inverness, while she convalesced from a very unpleasant illness. Throughout the last few months she, and her family, have demonstrated just how much faith can help to keep one strong through difficult times. We will miss her.
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