Author Archives: lessan

Pioneer song

By lessan | Published: March 4, 2009

One of my favorite songs is the pioneer song by Joanny Lincoln. It evokes memories of life in Cameroon when I was growing up, with its vivid imagery and encouraging words. And one quote from the song, where Joanny says “you only have one life to offer in service” really stands out for me. She […]

Posted in Bahá'í­ | Tagged , | Comments closed

Happy Ayyám-i-Há

By lessan | Published: February 26, 2009

What a bounty to have days set aside in the year for hospitality and the giving of gifts! A few personal thoughts on the matter: If we think of humanity as one organic entity, similar to the human body, with each cell representing an individual and all of us working together for the smooth functioning […]

Posted in Bahá'í­ | Tagged , , | Comments closed

Prayers for the Friends in Iran

By lessan | Published: February 18, 2009

In hearing the recent news about the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran and the pending trial of the Friends in Iran, I have had multiple occasions to offer prayers for them. Here are two prayers I found to be useful. He is, in truth, the Omnipotent, the Unconstrained! O Lord of Names and Fashioner […]

Posted in Bahá'í­ | Tagged , , | Comments closed

Ocean 2.0

By lessan | Published: February 9, 2009

Well, not really Ocean 2.0, but we now have another program that is similar to Ocean. But better in some ways. It is called Interfaith Explorer. It has the best of both worlds – a web based search engine, and a program you can download and take with you into the disconnected world.   Online […]

Posted in Bahá'í­ | Tagged , , | Comments closed

A diamond-mine of communion with God

By lessan | Published: February 7, 2009

Last night I attended a study class which was about the book Prayers and Meditations by Baha’u’llah. I had come across this book before, as a compilation of prayers, but never took the time to look through it or use many of the prayers within it, as the more common “Baha’i Prayers” is easier with […]

Posted in Bahá'í­, Thoughts | Tagged , , , | Comments closed