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