Far, far from Thy glory be what mortal man can affirm of Thee, or attribute unto Thee, or the praise with which he can glorify Thee! Whatever duty Thou hast prescribed unto Thy servants of extolling to the utmost Thy majesty and glory is but a token of Thy grace unto them, that they may be enabled to ascend unto the station conferred upon their own inmost being, the station of the knowledge of their own selves. -Baha'u'llah
In the Baha'i Writings, it is said that we, as humans, cannot fully describe God, because we can't fully comprehend Him. He is perfect and all-encompassing, omniscient, omnipotent. But these words that I use to describe God can only describe certain qualities of Him. And these words were created by Him, so clearly less than His true essence. And God's desire for us to praise Him, it seems from this quotation, leads us to knowing our own selves, which is incredible. Through praising God and sharing His message with others, we ascend unto our true station of knowing ourselves. Wow. I still have to mull this over a good bit, but I wanted to share. Thoughts?
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