BLACK FRIDAY SPEAKERS
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2021 @8PM EST
GEOFF EWING
The subject and title will be "The Importance of being Earnest...NOW!" That title comes from a famous play by Oscar Wilde. I just added the word NOW.
What does Shoghi Effendi say about the importance of being Earnest? "There is no time to lose. There is no room for vacillation. Multitudes hunger for the bread of life. The stage is set. The firm and irrevocable promise is given. God's own plan has been set in motion. It is gathering momentum with every passing day. The powers of heaven mysteriously assist in its execution. Such an opportunity is irreplaceable. Let the doubter arise and himself verify the truth of such assertions. To try, to persevere, is to insure ultimate and complete victory."
Of course Shoghi Effendi is addressing all Baha'i's, but how do Black Baha'is, specifically, "try and persevere", How do we activate the power of "The Pupil of the EYE" in the midst of these American communities that are considered by so many of us to be "white Spaces". How do we enter those white spaces energized with the indomitable strength bestowed upon us by Baha'u'llah, so that the inevitable negative energy we will encounter empowers us instead of dissuades us, the result of our efforts being the unity and the oneness of humankind.