There is no force on earth that can equal in its conquering power the force of justice and wisdom. I, verily, affirm that there is not, and hath never been, a host more mighty than that of justice and wisdom.
Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, p. 164In these passages He twice reiterates the phrase "justice and wisdom", and emphasizes the potency of these "forces". As an individual, I wonder how I might apply this concept to my personal life. Might I "conquer" through them (and with God's aid) the personal goals I have set myself in life?
On Wisdom, Bahá'u'lláh says,
Above all else, the greatest gift and the most wondrous blessing hath ever been and will continue to be Wisdom.
It is man’s unfailing Protector.
It aideth him and strengtheneth him.
Wisdom is God’s Emissary and the Revealer of His Name the Omniscient.
Through it the loftiness of man’s station is made manifest and evident.
It is all-knowing and the foremost Teacher in the school of existence.
It is the Guide and is invested with high distinction.
Thanks to its educating influence earthly beings have become imbued with a gem-like spirit which outshineth the heavens.
In the city of justice it is the unrivalled Speaker Who, in the year nine, illumined the world with the joyful tidings of this Revelation.
And it was this peerless Source of wisdom that at the beginning of the foundation of the world ascended the stair of inner meaning and when enthroned upon the pulpit of utterance, through the operation of the divine Will, proclaimed two words.
The first heralded the promise of reward, while the second voiced the ominous warning of punishment.
The promise gave rise to hope and the warning begat fear.
Thus the basis of world order hath been firmly established upon these twin principles.
Exalted is the Lord of Wisdom, the Possessor of Great Bounty.
Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, p. 66
According to the text of this prayer, wisdom flows from God:
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee, by Thy Name which none hath befittingly recognized, and whose import no soul hath fathomed; I beseech Thee, by Him Who is the Fountainhead of Thy Revelation and the Dayspring of Thy signs, to make my heart to be a receptacle of Thy love and of remembrance of Thee. Knit it, then, to Thy most great Ocean, that from it may flow out the living waters of Thy wisdom and the crystal streams of Thy glorification and praise...
—Bahá’u’lláh
—Bahá’u’lláh
And finally, His powerful words in the Tablet of Wisdom:
The essence of wisdom is the fear of God, the dread of His scourge and punishment, and the apprehension of His justice and decree.For Wisdom, I pray: O God! Guide us to the straight path. - ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, BP 184
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You have wisdom as your gift, Alex, from the beginning you have been wise, although somewhat blinded to social conventions and interactions, but WISE, way beyond your years!!! Rejoice!! With love, Martha W.
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