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Istijlál (Majesty) 4 ʻIlm (Knowledge) 180 B.E. - Thursday, October 19, 2023
Prompt 5 of 8: REDS - Scarlet The Martyrs' Rose Scarlet tipped white roses bloom in the Abha Paradise for those who sacrificed their lives for the love of God, The Bab, and Baha'u'llah. Commemorating faith's sacrifice scarlet edged ivory petals glisten in the light of God's new day. Martyrs in the path of love and in the Cause of God, they ascended into the garden of paradise. "O SON OF MAN! Write all that We have revealed unto thee with the ink of light upon the tablet of thy spirit. Should this not be in thy power, then make thine ink of the essence of thy heart. If this thou canst not do, then write with that crimson ink that hath been shed in My path. Sweeter indeed is this to Me than all else, that its light may endure forever." Scarlet is the color of blood, the color of life, the color of faith, the color of love, and the color a sacrifice. All the revealed religions have martyrs who, willingly, shed their blood because of their love for God. For me, scarlet and the deeper shades of red will always remind me that the soul lives forever and that the sacrifices made it the path of God and His Cause are what will be remembered and commemorated. Footnotes |