Looking into the future . . .

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Thames Valley Bahai Community has welcomed the fact that a global gathering has been held at the Bahá’í World Centre to discuss the future development of the worldwide Bahá’í community and its activities.
Senior officers of the Bahá’í Faith from 58 countries got together at Haifa, Israel on 4 January 2011 to focus on a message from the Universal House of Justice about recent community-building activities and their future evolution.
Among the developments highlighted was a rise in the capacity of about 350,000 Bahá’ís worldwide.
More details about the global gathering can be found at http://news.bahai.org/story/804

The language of prayer . . .

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Prayer was the subject of the West Berkshire Baha’i Community’s first ‘Time to Unwind’ prayer and meditation devotional session of 2011 (5 January).

West Berkshire Baha’i Shawn Khorassani said: “Prayer is an intrinsic part of life for Baha’is. It’s something that it very important to us. Bahais believe that prayer is more like a conversation with God in contrast to meditation, which is like a conversation with one’s inner spirit.

 “It is therefore not the language which is important, but rather the attitude of mind in which prayer is made.”

For more information, or to find out how to join in these activities, please call 01635 552558 or email myra@khorassani.com