The Mahdi Times July 2011 | Page 31

STRAIGHTPATH July 26, 2011 This world is a mirage in the arid desert and , and those thirsty that believe it is real, those will swallow and drink hot sand and rocks and eventually drown in the same desert. The real sustenance of life is Truth, Justice, and that which  God ordained for the people through His messengers and prophets for us to follow his advice, they are the divine word revealed in the flesh (actions), and through our spirits we shall understand  of where they have came from and where they are going, thus following the message and not the messenger, that which we know from the heart through the kindness of the Lord. Brothers and Sisters, look into your hearts and find that light that never goes out, that light is the religion of God that He has placed into your hearts to illuminate the lives and see the way forward. Do not be afraid, do not feel distressed and concerned for yours is the kingdom of heaven, O you believers, you are the highest and there is no Fire that fights the Light nor darkness that overcomes it, Water will always extinguish the flame of Envy and oppression and will sweep with all dirt of the paths and will give life to all fruits and everything that is on earth with the favor of the Lord Most high. By Angel In the name of God, the Most Compassionate Most Merciful All praises are due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds I bear witness that there is no other God than the Creator Allah That his messenger is the Verb of God That the Faith is the custody of Allah And that the choosen ones, prophets Imams and Mahdis are the proof of Allah upon earth May God empower Imam Ahmad al-Hassan in the land and make us able to withstand any affliction that happens to us in the name of faith and by His divine supremacy.  We live in difficult times filled with darkness, where the deception of the earth and traps increasingly oppress us, injustice and corruption has filled the hearts of people as well as water covers the oceans, drowning those who swim in against the tide, against the stream and life. Those who keep their true feelings from the heart and have not been removed from the path of sincerity, simplicity and love are those with a light that will serve as a guideline,  as a flashlight for this dark road, for those trying to find themselves for the sake of God, for those who seek to be purer and holier and wish to separate from this world; this falls upon you to remember 31 that all truth is painful and heavy. That is our price, to pay to free ourselves from these chains. As Jesus bore the heavy weight of the Cross , so we have to bear the burden of conscience and the truth even if we we are only a few interested in its uniqueness,rarity and spiritual humility. As the tentacles of this world and its vices and deceptions are constantly causing us suffering and mourning, to those that question and oppose I tell them what Jesus (Peace be upom him) told his disciples and followers: * Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. * Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. * Blessed are those who hunger and thirsty for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. * Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Do not despair, my brethren, ye servants of God, because you have been chosen not by flesh but by that which holds  your hearts, that devotion to the truth and righteousness, let's keep fighting against injustice, struggling against our own desires that retain us in this world and its trappings, and there we may never find the kingdom of heaven and its divine ornaments. Let us be consistent in our internal struggle in the fight against our wishes and what we long for in this world, the main enemy of man is his own mind, as Jesus (peace be upom him) said:  * Evil is not what goes into a man's mouth, but what comes out of it. That which we get from this world will aim to retain us here,  but what comes out of our being, that which retains our hearts, is our intention that we should rectify constantly thinking about what w