Friday, April 27, 2007

this is faith
















To walk where there is no path
To breathe where there is no air
To see where there is not light
This is Faith.

To cry out in the silence
The silence of the night
And hearing no echo believe
And believe again and again
This is Faith.

To hold pebbles and see jewels
To raise sticks and see forests
To smile with weeping eyes
This is Faith.

To say: "God, I believe" when others deny
"I hear" when there is no answer
"I see" though naught is seen
This is Faith.

And the fierce love in the heart
The savage love that cries
Hidden Thou art yet there!
Veil Thy face and mute Thy tongue
yet I see and hear Thee, Love,
Beat me down to the bare earth
Yet I rise and love Thee, Love!
This is Faith.

a poem by Amatu'l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum

4 comments:

patience said...

OMG i love that poem........... its BRILLIANT...and there's a song with it as well, someone put it to music, its fantastic!

koorush said...

As ye have faith so shall your powers and blessings be

Kat Eghdamian said...

mate, i've loved this for so long and you refreshed it for me again. i'm putting it on my blog now too :)

xx

Anonymous said...

thanks for posting that. i needed to be reminded today.