Day 293 | The Nine Year Plan | 2022-2031
27 November 2021, Paragraph 5 of 9 | Tribute by the Universal House of Justice
Istijlál | Majesty, 3 Mulk | Dominion, 179 B.E. ~ Thursday, February 9th, 2023.
THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
27 November 2021
On the Occasion of the Centenary Commemoration of the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá A Tribute by the Universal House of Justice
Paragraph 5
“He is, and should for all time be regarded, first and foremost, as the Centre and Pivot of Bahá’u’lláh’s peerless and all-enfolding Covenant, His most exalted handiwork, the stainless Mirror of His light, the perfect Exemplar of His teachings, the unerring Interpreter of His Word, the embodiment of every Bahá’í ideal, the incarnation of every Bahá’í virtue, the Most Mighty Branch sprung from the Ancient Root, the Limb of the Law of God, the Being “round Whom all names revolve”, the Mainspring of the Oneness of Humanity, the Ensign of the Most Great Peace, the Moon of the Central Orb of this most holy Dispensation—styles and titles that are implicit and find their truest, their highest and fairest expression in the magic name ‘Abdu’l-Bahá. He is, above and beyond these appellations, the “Mystery of God”—an expression by which Bahá’u’lláh Himself has chosen to designate Him, and which, while it does not by any means justify us to assign to Him the station of Prophethood, indicates how in the person of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá the incompatible characteristics of a human nature and superhuman knowledge and perfection have been blended and are completely harmonized.”
[27 November 2021, Paragraph 5 of 9]
Gentle Invitation for Individual and Collective Reflection
As we read, listen, and reflect on of the paragraph above of the 27 November 2021 Tribute by The Universal House of Justice, what are some initial emerging examples, ideas, observances, community-building activities, “hard-won insights acquired along the way”, lessons learned, thoughts, questions, images, and promptings for further explorative action which come to our minds and hearts?
Commemorating the Centenary of the Ascension of ʻAbdu'l-Bahá | BWNS Documentaries:
You are warmly invited, in the Comment Section below, to share your emerging and percolating questions, thoughts, reflections, learnings in the field, decision(s), and action(s) in response to and in light of the above paragraph!
Thank you!
Related Link:
Link To Full Message: 27 November 2021 On the Occasion of the Centenary Commemoration of the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá | A Tribute by the Universal House of Justice | https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/the-universal-house-of-justice/messages/20211127_001/1#422353082