Love
“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Matthew 22:34-40 NIV
His voice still rings sweetly
Now, the reality of prophethood, which is the Word of God and the state of perfect divine manifestation, has neither beginning nor end, but its radiance varies like that of the sun. For example, it dawned above the sign of Christ with the utmost splendour and radiance, and this is eternal and everlasting. See how many world-conquering kings, how many wise ministers and rulers have come and gone, each and all fading into oblivion—whereas even now the breezes of Christ still waft, His light still shines, His call is still upraised, His banner is still unfurled, His armies still do battle, His voice still rings sweetly, His clouds still rain down life-giving showers, His lightning still streaks forth, His glory is still clear and indisputable, His splendour is still radiant and luminous; and the same holds true of every soul that abides beneath His shade and partakes of His light.
‘Abdu’l‑Bahá
Inspiring Music
Personal favourites
- Mary, Did You Know? – Pentatonix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifCWN5pJGIE
- John and Jesus – Peter Kearney https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvC6TccVzlQ
- Down To The River To Pray – sung by Alison Krauss https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSif77IVQdY&t=86s
- Wayfaring Stranger – sung by Eva Cassidy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Doh_UjfbwI0
- How Great Thou Art – sung by Loretta Lynn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSeME41bq_M
- Abide with Me – sung by Aled Jones (lyrics Will Henry Monk, ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvMfHgO-A9c
- The Lord’s Prayer – sung by Dash Crofts (Words of Jesus, Matthew 6: 9-13) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L-BFHcDVAk
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring – J.S. Bach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J56RFMWharE
- Just a Closer Walk with Thee – sung by The Seekers (traditional gospel song) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Noaxek5VrQ
- The Lord’s My Shepherd I’ll Not Want – sung by The Scottish Festival Singers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEurVWsPpHY
- I Know a Rose Tree – Secret Garden (First published 1599) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJRekaNOLV8
- I’ll Walk With God – Mario Lanza https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuxjRkGwB-0
- Little Drummer Boy – Pentatonix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_MGWio-vc
Resources
A list in progress…
- The Bible https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/
- Fr Michael Fallon MSC – Audio recordings (and at times text files) of lectures on all of the books comprising the Newer Testament as well as a significant number of the books comprising the Older Testament http://www.mbfallon.com/index.html
- The Gospel of John: Overview | Whiteboard Bible Study https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M8XXzAplF0
- “Introducing God Course”, with Dominic Steele (Senior Minister, Village Church, Annandale NSW) https://www.clayton.tv/find/explore/302-174/0i0/2779/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw0oCDBhCPARIsAII3C_G6Db8VHTTENxrqfOloWyuEwBT19M79RFL5M5k8u4RC2wJYHX-IMWUaAt_qEALw_wcB
- Christianity from a Bahá’í Perspective, Robert Stockman, https://bahai-library.com/stockman_christianity_bahai_perspective
- Christianity & The Bahá’í Faith: Thinking about the meaning of “The Way” A compilation by Colin Dibdin https://colindibdin.com/reflections-on-the-way/
- Miracles & Proofs A compilation by Colin Dibdin https://colindibdin.com/miracles-and-proofs/
- A Bahá’í View of the Bible An explorative attempt by Colin Dibdinhttps://bahai-library.com/dibdin_bahai_view_bible
- The Passion of Jesus Christ A compilation from Bahá’í sources, with comments by Colin Dibdin
- Responding to Christian Concerns about Bahá’í Looking at some frequently encountered blockages to dialogue, by Colin Dibdin:
