The Baha'i Studies Listserv Gracious! What a wonderfully affirming response. Thank you, Susan.
I've often wondered how it is we determine which neighborhoods are receptive. I vaguely remember something about "prayers having an effect within a two-block radius of Bahai homes." I wondered how that was determined, too. I enjoyed praying, hoping it's true. For 18 months I've lived just outside the perimeter of a youth correctional facility. I've prayed for those young men and the staff trying to help them. It will be interesting to arrive in the next world and learn whether my presence/prayers really had any effect. Kathryn "Dedicate the precious days of your lives to the betterment of the world". ~ Bahá’u’lláh "I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know; the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve." ~ Albert Schweitzer www.bahai.org On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 12:03, Susan Maneck <sman...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Baha'i Studies Listserv > > I have not yet and don't plan to knock on doors. I'm gracious to the > > Witnesses & Mormons who come to my door but I'm not cold-calling. > > Generally speaking the 'cold-calling' is used to in neighborhoods > which appear receptive in order to find interest in starting children > classes and junior youth groups. We have found a lot of families > receptive to this. I don't like doing an entire presentation of the > Faith door-to-door. Note that the House in its last Ridvan message > speaks of knocking on doors in the context of building community not > simply 'teaching the Faith.' > > > Kathryn: I hope we will learn to meditate more deeply on all Writings > > concerning love. I'm not good for quoting Writings but I believe there > is > > support for this belief: Only when we understand that we were created by > > Love to love will we understand that Love is the attractive force in the > > universe. Love is the essence that draws us in and unites us. > > I think you will find when you do Book Six this is very much stressed. > My problem has been when people take Anna's Presentation out of the > context of Book Six, memorize and just recite it to people. It > completely undoes everything Book Six was trying to do. Note that the > last Ridvan message from the House stresses understanding the *logic* > behind Anna's Presentation and treating it as a conversation rather > than something we are merely reciting to those we assume to be > seekers. > > I love your spirit Kathryn. > > __________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:allaboutjoye1...@gmail.com > Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto: > leave-546941-2241165.3afeac45296046c4e2352da3d7e8d...@list.jccc.edu > Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to > ly...@list.jccc.edu > Or subscribe: > http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st > > > Baha'i Studies is available through the following: > Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st > > > News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st > > > Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net > > > New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu > > > > __________________________________________________ You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:arch...@mail-archive.com Unsubscribe: send a blank email to mailto:leave-546970-27401.54f46e81b66496c9909bcdc2f7987...@list.jccc.edu Subscribe: send subscribe bahai-st in the message body to ly...@list.jccc.edu Or subscribe: http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=bahai-st Baha'i Studies is available through the following: Mail - mailto:bahai-st@list.jccc.edu Web - http://list.jccc.edu:8080/read/?forum=bahai-st News (on-campus only) - news://list.jccc.edu/bahai-st Old Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.net New Public - http://www.mail-archive.com/bahai-st@list.jccc.edu
