-----Original Message----- From: Brent Poirier > My recollection is that when the Baha'is were choosing > the design for the Wilmette Temple, Remey's and > Bourgeois' designs tied. Remey then graciously > withdrew his design. The Master stated that because > of this act, Remey would design the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar > for Mount Carmel. Remey then designed it, with input > from the Guardian. ... > I heard somewhere that two of the doors of the Shrine > of the Bab -- I think five were named by the Master, > 4 by the Guardian -- that two of the believers after > whom doors of the Shrine of the Bab were named by the > Master, broke the Covenant after the Master's passing. > Shoghi Effendi did not change the names. So the Head > of the Faith is guided to know when such a change > would be meet and proper, and when it will do no harm. > It is a sign of the profound respect the House of > Justice gives to the decisions of the Master and the > Guardian, that Remey's design will be built on Carmel.
Dear Brent, Seems like an example of the workings of the beautiful spiritual principle enunciated by the Bab: O peoples of the world! Whatsoever ye have offered up in the way of the One True God, ye shall indeed find preserved by God, the Preserver, intact at God's Holy Gate. (Selections from the Writings of the Bab, p. 48) The evil things (misdeeds, breaking the Covenant) are rejected but the good things (humble services) remain, and our Lord continues to love us for our own sake, ever hoping for our return to faithfulness. To the Shah, Baha'u'llah wrote: They that surround thee love thee for their own sakes, whereas this Youth loveth thee for thine own sake, and hath had no desire except to draw thee nigh unto the seat of grace, and to turn thee toward the right-hand of justice. (Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 39) And referring to the contrast between the foul deeds of Mirza Yahya and the loving-kindness of Baha'u'llah, Shoghi Effendi wrote, And yet, in the Kit�b-i-Aqdas, a forgiving Lord assures this same brother, this "source of perversion," "from whose own soul the winds of passion had risen and blown upon him," to "fear not because of thy deeds," bids him "return unto God, humble, submissive and lowly," and affirms that "He will put away from thee thy sins," and that "thy Lord is the Forgiving, the Mighty, the All-Merciful." (God Passes By, p. 169) In one of the fasting prayers revealed for us to recite, we each implore, Do Thou accept all that we have done for love of Thee, and for the sake of Thy pleasure, and all that we have left undone as a result of our subjection to our evil and corrupt desires. (Prayers and Meditations by Baha'u'llah, p. 84) --- Vaughn ---------- You are subscribed to Baha'i Studies as: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Baha'i Studies is available through the following: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://list.jccc.net/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=bahai-st news://list.jccc.net/bahai-st http://www.escribe.com/religion/bahaist (public) http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] (public)
