Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
Throughout history, God has sent us a series of divine Educators. They include (among others) Krishna, Moses, Zoroaster, Buddha, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, the Bab, and Baha’u’llah. Baha’u’llah explained that the religions of the world come from the same Source and are in essence successive chapters of one religion.
Blessed is the Spot – The Church of St John the Evangelist Choir
St John’s choir sings the Baha’i Prayer ‘Blessed is the Spot’ by Baha’u’llah.
This is an Anglican Church found in Ottawa, Canada, and the video was uploaded to Youtube by Caitlin Beck, who brought the prayer to the music director because she had learned the prayer as a child growing up in the Baha’i community. She also grew up in this Church singing in the choir and later worked there. The choir now sings it often.
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I think it’s a wonderful thing to hear. The world will use every word revealed by the Blessed Beauty. All we need to do is just make it available to them in a guided form before it misused and misunderstandood..
The prayer is so appropriate while administering the Eucharist. I don’t remember what we sang 40 years ago, when I was an Episcopalian. I remember wearing the robes too.
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My sister who taught in a convent taught this prayer to the children during their morning devotions. She wrote her own music and it was well received
Alloysia Haynes (April 4, 2015 at 10:19 PM)
I think it’s a wonderful thing to hear. The world will use every word revealed by the Blessed Beauty. All we need to do is just make it available to them in a guided form before it misused and misunderstandood..
Naala Dabuo (April 4, 2015 at 9:53 PM)
The prayer is so appropriate while administering the Eucharist. I don’t remember what we sang 40 years ago, when I was an Episcopalian. I remember wearing the robes too.
Chris (April 4, 2017 at 1:15 PM)
Anglican Christians do seem to love ‘Blessed is the Spot…”. I’ve known it before too. Maybe we need to introduce it more?
Kerry Day (April 4, 2017 at 7:37 AM)