Prayer and Devotions

The Baha'i Faith? There's an App for that!

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:47:07 -0400

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.

Prayer for Haiti

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:21:23 -0500

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:

Getting to the heart and soul of Thanksgiving

shane — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:00:00 -0500

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

Prayer call connects souls with the divine — and each other

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:18:47 -0400

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.

Countdown to International Day of Peace: A Million Minutes for Peace

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:00:37 -0400

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."

Being a Baha'i: Daily Prayers and Meditation

ellen — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:39:45 -0400

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.

Prayer with benefits

shane — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:33:02 -0400

Since he was diagnosed with a grade IV cancerous brain tumor last summer, Craig Farnsworth has been in “deep prayer mode.”

Both hosts and guests find comfort and joy in Baha'i prayer gatherings

shane — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:01:53 -0400

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.

Prayer: the pinnacle of faith, Baha'i style

shane — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:54:40 -0400

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.

How the Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette came to be

shane — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:31:02 -0400

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.