Heroes
And remind them that they are the illumined souls envisioned by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in His prayer: "Heroes are they, O my Lord, lead them to the field of battle. Guides are they, make them to speak out with arguments and proofs. Ministering servants are they, cause them to pass round the cup that brimmeth with the wine of certitude. O my God, make them to be songsters that carol in fair gardens, make them lions that couch in the thickets, whales that plunge in the vasty deep.
- Universal House of Justice, 27 December 2005 to the Continental Boards of Counsellors
Quote of the Day
Istijlal 15 Masail 182 B.E.
As regards the question about a person who is mentally ill attending the Feasts, anybody who is well enough mentally to attend a Bahá’í Feast and understand what it is all about is certainly well enough to be a voting member. Only people who are very seriously deranged mentally and confined to institutions or under constant supervision should be deprived of their voting rights.
Shoghi Effendi – Messages to Canada, p. 241