You know, sometimes you are just so familiar with a phrase or vocabulary or adage that you no longer think about what it means. I used to memorize easily, and often at the expense of truly understanding what I had just committed to memory--ask my algebra teacher! Every once in a while I slow down and actually think about what I'm saying, and got to wondering about what might be termed the First Law of the Bahá'í Faith: to know and love God.

But wait; in another place, the Teachings say God is an unknowable essence. What?! So I spent an agreeable hour or so sorting out this paradox. Here are my findings in the latest article from the Baha'i site at BellaOnline.com.

What/Who is God?
Improving my character and even working to build God's Kingdom on Earth seem like straightforward goals to me, but how does one know God?

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art41139.asp

Please visit bahai.bellaonline.com for other articles about my study of the Baha'i Faith. Especially last week's article on how I become a follower of Bahá'u'lláh. With so many family members sick or in hospital recently, I just didn't send out a newsletter.

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http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=321

I hope to hear from you sometime soon, either in the forum or in response to this email message. I thrive on your feedback!

Cheryll Schuette, Baha'i Editor
http://bahai.bellaonline.com

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