Prayer - Spontaneous
The brief prayer which thou didst write at the close of thy letter was indeed original, touching and beautiful. Recite thou this prayer at all times.
- ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 66
Of course prayer can be purely spontaneous, but many of the sentences and thoughts combined in Bahá’í writings of a devotional nature are easy to grasp, and the revealed Word is endowed with a power of its own.
- Shoghi Effendi, Lights of Guidance, p. 462
Quote of the Day
Fidal 5 Mulk 182 B.E.
The malign effects of the widespread use of alcoholic beverages upon almost every society in the world cannot but confirm every Bahá’í in the wisdom of Bahá’u’lláh in banning its use, thereby shielding faithful believers from a legion of difficulties.
Universal House of Justice – dated August 8, 1979, to a National Spiritual Assembly