Enlighten My Sight

The first pink streaks of dawn are in the sky. I worked last night until after one in the morning, came home and decided to just stay awake to commemorate the passing of Baha'u'llah at three in the morning at our friend Gary's house, so I've stayed up all night. In Tacoma we go by "real" time, rather than Daylight Savings Time, in our celebrations, so by Daylight Savings Time we met at 4 AM. Baha'is celebrate certain holy days at the specific hour of the specific event. Thus the commemoration of the Martyrdom of the Bab on July 9th is at noon; the commemoration of the Declaration of the Bab is 2 hours and 11 minutes after sunset on May 22; and the passing of Baha'u'llah was at 3 AM the morning of May 29, 1892.

There is an evening prayer which has the phrase, "O Lord, enlighten my sight by beholding Thy lights in this dark night . . . "

At these Holy Days which have to do with the Bab and Baha'u'llah, Baha'is often read a prayer named the "Tablet of Visitation." Two phrases reminded me strongly of the Station of the Manifestations of God that was discussed before:

"I bear witness, moreover, that through Thy beauty the beauty of the Adored One hath been unveiled, and through Thy face the face of the Desired One hath shown forth . . . "

And:

"I bear witness that he who hath known Thee hath known God, and he who hath attained unto Thy presence hath attained unto the presence of God."

~ Baha'u'llah

It truly is the dawn of a new day, and the first pink streaks are in the sky.