Devotional Poetry

Building God's Kingdom

1
Building the Arc of God:
Mount Carmel in Israel

The time has come to complete,
The Arc upon God's holy mountain,
We must obey His Manifestation,
And complete the Arc of God.

With sacrificial endeavor,
We will arise to complete the Arc,
Rising on Carmel's crest,
The New Jerusalem.

2
The Kingdom of God Under Construction

Whatever the sacrifice
Required to carry forward an advancing civilization,
That sacrifice will be made by those given the responsibility
for this challenging endeavor.

As a single rose
sacrifices itself for the Beloved,
Drinking the water in a crystal vase,
And releasing its scent for the Friends.

So,
We the People of Baha
Must release our scent to the world.

3
Building God's Kingdom

"We are building God's Kingdom!"
Sylvester Scott

We are building God's Kingdom!
Constructing through the love of Baha'u'llah
A world united beneath the Covenant of God,
Building God's Kingdom here on Earth.

We are building God's Kingdom!
Constructing through the laws of Baha'u'llah
God's Kingdom here an Earth.

4
The Kingdom of God on Earth

One spirit
humanity intones
the scriptures of love
and the verses of unity.

5
Unity

Humanity united:
Occupation raised
to the status of worship.


Poet's Note: ▼

I wrote these poems over several years.