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Prayer and Devotions
- Mar 18 11
Smartphone users now have a window to inspirational, informative Baha’i-produced videos on demand, through the new Baha'i Faith channel on the Call on Faith mobile application produced by Odyssey Networks.
- Jan 12 11
On this one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Haiti on January 12, 2010, we offer the following prayer for the individuals and families affected by this terrible tragedy:
- Nov 22 10
At this season we reflect on the spiritual significance of thanksgiving with the following words of Abdu’l-Baha, son of Baha’u’llah, Founder of the Baha'i Faith. Abdu'l-Baha shared these thoughts when he visited the United States in 1912
- Oct 13 10
Every weekday morning, 10 or so souls will the phone to ring.
They anticipate, says James A. Williams, "the Community of God will soon be calling" so they "can mingle their prayers with those of others."
One is Joyce Olinga, who participates in the daily call whether at home in Missouri or on the road.
- Sep 20 10
Thousands around the globe are preparing vigils and observations for the International Day of Peace on September 21, including a special effort called A Million Minutes for Peace, where individuals are asked to make the following pledge:
"On September 21, I will pause at noon and, in my own way, pray for peace. May my one minute, magnified a million times, begin to change our future."
- Mar 19 09
An important part of the spiritual practice of members of the Baha'i Faith is daily prayer and meditation. Maggie Wilkins, a Baha’i in Highland Park, Illinois, knew that saying prayers was key in her spiritual development, but found the Baha'i prayers “next-to impossible” to learn because of her dyslexia.
- Jul 24 08
Since he was diagnosed with a grade IV cancerous brain tumor last summer, Craig Farnsworth has been in “deep prayer mode.”
- Jul 23 08
One Sunday a month, Tamara Hendershot hosts an informal prayer gathering, or devotional, in her Highland Park home north of Chicago. Each gathering brings a different combination of participants.
- Jul 23 08
Some swear by the power of prayer; others reject it as magical thinking. For Baha'is, prayer is the glue that cements their loving communion with God.
- Apr 17 08
Not long after the first World’s Parliament of Religions introduced Americans to the Baha'i Faith at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the Faith took hold and gradually gained momentum in the United States.
