Sunday, August 10, 2014

Sunday


5 "And when you pray, you must not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by men. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.
6 But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. Matthew 6: 5-6

O mankind! Call upon your Lord humbly and in secret. Lo! He loveth not aggressors.
The Meaning of the Glorious Quran 7:55


"Beware, O believers in the Unity of God, lest ye be tempted to make any distinction between any of the Manifestations of His Cause, or to discriminate against the signs that have accompanied and proclaimed their revelation. This indeed is the true meaning of Divine Unity, if ye be of them that apprehend and believe this truth."

Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'ullah 24


Then Peter began to speak to them: I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.

Acts 10:34-45
Christianity

"In bringing harmony to an intense conflict, lingering feelings can remain. How can such harmony be considered a success? The wise forgive the debts of others."

Tao Te Ching 79, Adapted
Taoism

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy."
Matthew 5:7
Christianity

Let mutual love continue
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.

Hebrews 13:1
Christianity

Therefore the sage puts his own person last, and yet it is found in the foremost place; he treats his person as if it were foreign to him, and yet that person is preserved. Is it not because he has no personal and private ends, that therefore such ends are realised?

Tao Te Ching 7
Taoism

The Sainte Chapelle in Paris

Photos by Doug Blanchard

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