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Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near. (Isaiah 55:6) (5:14) Therefore let everyone...pray to You while You may be found; surely when the mighty waters rise, they will not reach Him. (Psalms 32:4-6) (5:15) In my life God comes first, before my loved ones and me. My best moments are those devoted to God. Every day I will set aside at least half an hour to know God, to love Him, and to glorify Him. I will not allow worldly concerns or selfish desires take my attention away from my responsibility to God and to all humanity. I will pray for His guidance every day (5:16) I have total control over my choices. I do not have to follow the prejudices and untested assumptions of my ancestors. Conformity is a root cause of all evil. I will not let my spiritual destiny hang either on the wheel of chance, on my birth to my parents, on public opinion, on tradition, on conformity to authority figures, or on what my friends and relatives think (5:17) I will use no excuses to avoid my responsibility to God, to myself, and to humankind: (5:18) I am involved in all mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne (5:19) I will set aside a little time every day to pray to God and to ask Him to guide me by the light of His knowledge (5:20) O God! Refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers. I lay all my affairs in Thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge.. (5:21) O God! Thou art more friend to me than I am to myself. I dedicate myself to Thee, O Lord. (24 'Abdu'l-Baha- ) (5:22) Is there any Remover of difficulties save God? Say: Praised be God! He is God! All are His servants, and all abide by His bidding! (25 The Bab- ) (5:23) Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long (5:24) You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning...? Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. (Psalms 25:4-5; 43:2-3) (5:25) References: |