To walk where there is no path
To breathe where there is no air
To see where there is no 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.
credits
from The Longing,
released December 9, 2011
Words: Amatu’l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum , quoted in Violette Nahkjavani, (written April 4th, 1953)
A Tribute to Amatu’l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum (2000), p 33-34
Music: Shirin Khadem-Missagh
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