“Whoso openeth his lips in this Day and maketh mention of the name
of his Lord, the hosts of Divine inspiration shall descend upon him from the
heaven of My name..” --Baha'u'llah
After a Baha'i opened his lips about the Baha'i Faith, Laura
of Tacoma, WA accepted the Teachings and registered online followed by her husband 4 days later. Laura shared a little bit about her spiritual
path:
She
explained she was raised Christian and believed in God and that Jesus was a
“Great Messenger of God,” but never felt that was the right path for her, and
had not been involved in a religious community for a few years because she
could find no like-minded people. She says she always thought everybody was
equal, not that men were better able. She never understood why people disliked
other religions - to her "it's all the same God."
Laura
said she had heard of the Baha’i Faith several years ago, but last week while
walking in her neighborhood, her son ran to play with some boys, and their
father, Joseph, began to talk to her about the Baha’i Faith. She then searched
online, reading about the Baha’i Faith on Wikipedia, bahai.org, and bahai.us,
and requested more information online. They were invited to a devotional, which
they really enjoyed, and found very comfortable. Laura says she believes the
teachings of Baha'u'llah are God’s teachings for today, and that the Baha’i
Faith “made sense… it sparked something in me… it felt right.”
Four
days later her husband also registered online after realizing that the Baha'i
teachings were what he had believed for a long time. He said he was reluctant
to sign up at first because he believed the religions all had the same weight
and didn't want to commit, saying he was one religion. He said
he is in a rock band, just got a record deal and hopes to be able to work in
what he loves. He was told about current efforts to put Baha'i Writings to
music, and was very interested in getting involved in that.
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