Guidance
It is not sufficient to pray diligently for guidance, but this prayer must be followed by meditation as to the best methods of action and then action itself. Even if the action should not immediately produce results, or perhaps not be entirely correct, that does not make so much difference, because prayers can only be answered through action and if someone's action is wrong, God can use that method of showing the pathway which is right.
- Shoghi Effendi, Guidelines for Teaching, p. 325
Whensoever he hath fulfilled the conditions implied in the verse: whoso maketh efforts for Us, he shall enjoy the blessings conferred by the words: 'In Our Way shall We assuredly guide him"'.
- Letters of The Universal House of Justice, 1993 Jun 05, Homosexuality
Naught hath He spoken save to acquaint you with My Cause and to guide you to the path of Him whose mention hath adorned all the sacred Books.
- Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts, p. 65
The Master said guidance was when the doors opened after we tried. We can pray, ask to do God's will only, try hard, and then if we find our plan is not working out, assume it is not the right one, at least for the moment.
- The Universal House of Justice, Messages 1963 to 1986, p. 384
Quote of the Day
Istiqlal 13 Sultan 182 B.E.
Institutions that are entirely managed by Bahá’ís are, for reasons that are only too obvious, under the obligation of enforcing all the laws and ordinances of the Faith, especially those whose observance constitutes a matter of conscience. There is no reason, no justification whatsoever, that they should act otherwise. . . .
Shoghi Effendi – NSA USA - Developing Distinctive Bahá’í Communities