On Baha'i Devotionals: Our home was truly embellished

On the search engine Blogpulse today was the following entry -gw

This morning I received a comment to the blog from another Baha'i somewhere in the world. I don't know how to answer him!... so George (Baha'i Views 2), by all means, use the excerpt you request (do you really want the picture?)...
Blog: http://heathercardinbookwoman.blogspot.com/2006/08/each-day-little-news.html

Yes, Heather, the picture is great, too. Thanks for the permission to re-post. -gw

Saturday, July 29, 2006. We had fun last night! The last Friday of each month is an evening we devote to having people over for a 'devotional'. These take many forms, but as most of you know, the Baha'is have no clergy or 'church', so to speak, so our homes in effect become our places of local worship. Last night we were joined by a lovely group. Linda... and Ben..., of the Church of Christ, Scientist, came along again. Linda has been attending since we first began these events, almost three years ago, and by her own account has only missed one. Ben joined us in June this year, as well. Also, Pam... brought along a new friend, Pierre..., who has a fascinating history, from Catholic to Marxist/atheist to Buddhist to Christian and now, is investigating the Baha'i teachings. Wendy... and Bernie... came across the river with our friend Mary... so by 8:30 we were nine, gathered on the deck, surrounded by flowers and bird song, and reading or quoting from an eclectic selection of works. All of us kept the current world situation centred in the Middle East closely to mind, and as dark fell, the sense was palpable of how much people of all backgrounds long for peace.

Later in the evening, we moved inside and continued readings and discussions until about midnight. We enjoyed fresh cherries and peaches, Chinese cookies, fruit jellies, muffins, and the lovely refreshment of spirit, convivial and in-depth conversation, and laughter. Our home was truly 'embellished'.

http://heathercardinbookwoman.blogspot.com/2006/07/we-had-fun-last-night-last-friday-of.html

I live in Gatineau, Quebec, in the Ottawa Valley of Canada. I've been married for 21 years to Bernie; we have three children (Melodie, 20, Maya, 18, and Jesse, almost 16). For many years I taught high school; more recently I am writing full-time (poems, mostly, being published in literary magazines) and a book coming out this fall from Baha'i Publishing, Partners in Spirit: What Couples Say About Marriages That Work.

{Re-posted with permission.}