God will never deal unjustly with any one

Reading Chantelle's blog spurred reflection on the coincidence (from a spiritual/Bahá'í perspective) of certain significant events on the world stage: One, the gathering together of some thousand delegates from every corner of the earth to elect the Universal House of Justice 29 April (news story) in Haifa; the other, twin natural disasters in a single region of the world (Burma cyclone 2 May, China earthquake 12 May).

We do all we can to help in some small way to alleviate the suffering of our fellow humans beings after events such as these, if only it amounts to prayer and donating money to aid relief organizations. Even so, from the luminous verses of the Holy scriptures, such as the Bible, Qur'an and the Bahá'í writings, we are assured that God watches over and cares for each one of His creatures. For instance, Bahá'u'lláh says with regard to tests sent by God for our education and spiritual purification:

He will never deal unjustly with any one, neither will He task a soul beyond its power. He, verily, is the Compassionate, the All-Merciful.

Gleanings From the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, p. 106

O SON OF BEING! Busy not thyself with this world, for with fire We test the gold, and with gold We test Our servants.

(The Hidden Words of Bahá’u’lláh, #55 from the Arabic)

Darren Hiebert has made a compilation from the Bahá’í Writings on the theme of Dealing with Tests and Difficulties. Thank you, Darren!

And Chantelle's blog is here.