Little Rapids, Canada
“Awe-struck ye listened as I gave utterance to these three most holy words: O friends! Prefer not your will to Mine, never desire that which I have not desired for you, and approach Me not with lifeless hearts, defiled with worldly desires and cravings. Would ye but sanctify your souls, ye would at this present hour recall that place and those surroundings, and the truth of My utterance should be made evident unto all of you.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, The Hidden Words, From the Persian #19
Naperville, USA
“The company of the faithful enter this new Plan at a time when humanity, chastened by the exposure of its vulnerability, seems more conscious of the need for collaboration to address global challenges.”
-The Universal House of Justice, Ridvan Message 178 B.E., 2021
Toronto, Canada
“The world of creation, the world of humanity may be likened to the earth itself and the divine power to the sun. This Sun has shone upon all mankind. In the endless variety of its reflections the divine will is manifested. Consider how all are recipients of the bounty of the same Sun. At most the difference between them is that of degree, for the effulgence is one effulgence, the one light emanating from the Sun. This will express the oneness of the world of humanity.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, Baha’i World Faith
Scottsdale, USA
“No doubt in the future, a vast amount of our present ills and problems will be remedied. We who toil now are paving the way for a far better world, and this knowledge must uphold and strengthen us through every trial.”
-Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance
Toronto, Canada
“Verily, the words which have descended from the heaven of the Will of God are the source of unity and harmony for the world. Close your eyes to racial differences, and welcome all with the light of oneness.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, quoted by Shoghi Effendi, The Advent of Divine Justice
Huntsville, USA
“The sublimity of man is his attainment of the knowledge of God. The bliss of man is the acquiring of heavenly bestowals, which descend upon him in the outflow of the bounty of God. The happiness of man is in the fragrance of the love of God. This is the highest pinnacle of attainment in the human world.”
-‘Abdu’l-Bahá, The Promulgation of Universal Peace
West Bay, UK
“By the exercise of his free will, man either affirms his spiritual purpose in life or chooses to perpetuate evil by living below his highest station. The question is asked: “Is such a behaviour to be attributed to God, or to their proper selves?” And concludes: Every good thing is of God, and every evil thing is from yourselves.”
-The Universal House of Justice, Messages 1963 to 1986
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