Bicentenary Poems and Prose

Beautiful Prayers: To 'Abdu'l-Baha

Beautiful Prayers:
To 'Abdu'l-Baha

"Therefore strive that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers. Turn towards God, and seek always to do that which is right and noble. Enrich the poor, raise the fallen, comfort the sorrowful, bring healing to the sick, reassure the fearful, rescue the oppressed, bring hope to the hopeless, shelter the destitute!"

'Abdu'l-Baha,12

Each day his actions,
were beautiful prayers that
reflected to humanity
the teachings of Baha'u'llah.

The Perfect Exemplar,
who on cold mornings in Akka
gave his own coat
to someone who freezing.

Even on his trip to the west,
and across the north American c0ontinent
he continued--
through his actions and words--
to proclaim Baha'u'llah's teaching
for today.

Poet's Note: ▼

This is poem #47 of the 100 I'm writing for the centenary of the Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Baha.

Footnotes
1  Paris Talks, 26: Good Ideas Must Be Carried into Action
2  https://www.bahai.org/r/144066038