Wilmette, USA

Lindsey Lugsch-Tehle ©

“Never lose thy trust in God. Be thou ever hopeful, for the bounties of God never cease to flow upon man. If viewed from one perspective they seem to decrease, but from another they are full and complete. Man is under all conditions immersed in a sea of God’s blessings. Therefore, be thou not hopeless under any circumstances, but rather be firm in thy hope.”

-‘Abdu’l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha

Enshi, China

Jonathan Ellis ©

A snail on a temple just outside of Enshi, China.

“The purpose of the one true God in manifesting Himself is to summon all mankind to truthfulness and sincerity, to piety and trustworthiness, to resignation and submissiveness to the Will of God, to forbearance and kindliness, to uprightness and wisdom. His object is to array every man with the mantle of a saintly character, and to adorn him with the ornament of holy and goodly deeds.”

-Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

John Etheridge ©

“O CHILDREN OF DUST! Tell the rich of the midnight sighing of the poor, lest heedlessness lead them into the path of destruction, and deprive them of the Tree of Wealth. To give and to be generous are attributes of Mine; well is it with him that adorneth himself with My virtues.”

-Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh

Bay St. Lawrence, Canada

Lucia Tyson ©

“Verily, divine bestowals are like the sea, and we are the fishes of that sea. The fishes must not look at themselves; they must behold the ocean, which is vast and wonderful. Provision for the sustenance of all is in this ocean; therefore, the divine bounties encompass all, and love eternal shines upon all.”

–Abdu’l-Baha, The Promulgation of Universal Peace

Chicago, USA

Sholeh Samadani Munion ©

“It behooveth thee to consecrate thyself to the Will of God. Whatsoever hath been revealed in His Tablets is but a reflection of His Will. So complete must be thy consecration, that every trace of worldly desire will be washed from thine heart. This is the meaning of true unity.”

-Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh

Haifa, Israel

Gerardo Almada ©

“El conocimiento es una luz que Dios derrama sobre el corazón de quienquiera sea Su voluntad”

-Bahá’u’lláh, Kitab-I-Iqan Libro de la Certeza

Jacksonville, USA

Adib Amini ©

“…should I choose to revolutionize the entire creation in the twinkling of an eye, this assuredly is possible unto Me, how much more unto that sovereign Purpose enshrined in the Will of God, My Lord and the Lord of all the worlds.”

-Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts