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Behold Me – Elika Mahony and Amelia Mahony
September 27, 2024, in Music > Recording Artist, by Sonjel VreelandSinger-songwriter Elika Mahony is joined by her daughter Amelia in this duet based on the words of Baha’u’llah about the importance of unity and the power of overlooking the faults of others.
The song is based on the following passages:
If any differences arise amongst you, behold Me standing before your face, and overlook the faults of one another for My name’s sake and as a token of your love for My manifest and resplendent Cause.
– Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 315
It is Our wish and desire that every one of you may become a source of all goodness unto men…
– Baha’u’llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah, p. 315
Find out more about Elika’s music by visiting her website: www.elikamahony.com
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Sonjel Vreeland
In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
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Thank you so much for sharing this video, dear Sonjel. I hope the friends are inspired to memorise these powerful words and sing them in their communities.
Elika Mahony (September 9, 2024 at 4:04 PM)