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Meet the Presenters of the Tenth Annual World Sabbath of Religious Reconciliation |
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Shadi Larson |
Shadi Larson : Presenter, Call to Prayer in the Baha'i Tradition Shadi Larson is 14 years old and she is 9th grader at Skyline High School . She is a member of the Baha'i Faith and reading , dancing, playing guitar, and swimming are some of her favorite activities. Below is her call to prayer... |
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O Thou merciful God! O Thou Who art might and powerful! O Thou most kind Father! These servants have gathered together, turning to Thee, supplicating Thy threshold, desiring Thine endless bounties from Thy great assurance. They have no purpose save Thy good pleasure. They have no intention save service to the world of humanity.
O God! Make this assemblage radiant. Make the hearts merciful. Confer the bounties of the Holy Spirit. Endow them with a power from heaven. Bless them with heavenly minds. Increase their sincerity, so that with all humility and contrition they may turn to Thy kingdom and be occupied with service to the world of humanity. May each one become a radiant candle. May each one become a brilliant star. May each one become beautiful in color and redolent of fragrance in the kingdom of God . O kind Father! Confer Thy blessings. Consider 110 not our shortcomings. Shelter us under Thy protection. Remember not our sins. Heal us with Thy mercy. We are sick; Thou art mighty. We are poor; Thou art rich. We are sick; Thou art the Physician. We are needy; Thou art most generous. O God! Endow us with Thy providence. Thou art the Powerful. Thou art the Giver. Thou art the Beneficent. -- 'Abdu'l-Bahá Top |
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Corrine Taborn |
Corrinne Taborn: Presenter, Call to Prayer in the Baha'i Tradition Corinne is a senior at Davison High School , in Davison Michigan , where she takes part in the Instrumental Music program and plays the French Horn. Outside of school, Corinne has built up a love for music through singing. She has participated in many choirs every summer at LouHelen Baha'i School and Conference center, in Davison, MI, and has performed at many locations across the country in celebrations of the arts. For the Baha’i call for prayer she will be singing Let All Associate - words from the Baha'i Writings* with music by TaliaSafa. Following are the lyrics: “Let all associate, therefore, in this great human garden even as flowers grow and blend together side by side ...Love ye all religions and all races with a love that is true and sincere and show that love through deeds...” (*Abdu'l-Baha) “The Tongue of Grandeur hath, however, in the day of His manifestation proclaimed: It is not his to boast who loveth his country, but it is his who loveth the world...” (*Baha'u'llah) Top |
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Beshar Kashlan |
Beshar Kashlan: Presenter, Call to Prayer in the Muslim Tradition Besher Kashlan, 12, is a seventh grader at Detroit Country Day Middle School. He has always wanted to be an "amazing" Quran reciter and mu'azzen (caller for prayer). He has loved making azaan (call to prayer) since he was five. |
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Samuel-Jay Martin |
Samuel-Jay Martin: Presenter, Call to Prayer in the Native American Tradition Samuel-Jay Martin is 11 years old, and is a 6 th grader at Arthurs Middle School in Trenton, Michigan. Samuel-Jay is a member of two state recognized tribes in North Carolina, the Lumbee and the Sappony. Sammy is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys camping and hunting, as well as skateboarding and rip-sticking. Sammy is strong in his faith, and is active in the midweek program at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Trenton. Below is his offering, a Native American Prayer for Peace... Top |
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Native American Prayer for Peace Let us know peace. O Great spirit of our ancestors, I raise my voice to you, to your messengers the four winds, and to mother earth who provides for your children. Give us the wisdom to teach our children to love, to respect, and to be kind to each other so that they may grow with peace in mind. Let us learn to share all the good things that you provide for us on this earth. Top |
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