Meditation was Inspired By the Follow Baha’i Writings
“Whenever you see tremendous personal problems in your private lives, such
as those the parents of … have been called upon to face, you must remember
that these afflictions are part of human life; and, according to our
teachings one of their wisdoms is to teach us the impermanence of this
world and the permanence of the spiritual bonds that we establish with God,
His Prophet, and those who are alive in the faith of God. You must always
remember that the Manifestations of God, Themselves, were not immune to
suffering of the most human nature; and that from the hands of their
relatives, they drank the bitterest potions, Bahá’u’lláh even being
proffered poison by His half-brother, Mírzá Yaḥyá. Beside their
afflictions, our afflictions, however terrible for us, must seem small in
comparison.
Regarding your personal affairs, the Guardian will pray that your cherished
hopes may be fulfilled; and that the way may open, if you both desire it,
for you to serve together the Faith you are so deeply attached to. Never
lose heart, and always remember that the power in this Cause is of a nature
not understood or accessible to those who have not our faith in
Bahá’u’lláh.”
Shoghi Effendi, Unfolding DestinyLetter of 10 February 1951
