Looking into the future . . .

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

Hope for the future . . .

Hope is the subject of the ‘Time to Unwind’ prayer and meditation devotional session being held by the West Berkshire Baha’i Community in Newbury, from 8pm to 10pm on Wednesday 24 November.

West Berkshire Baha’i Myra Erbenova said: “Hope is an important topic for Bahais.  The writings of Bahá’u’lláh themselves are a message of upliftment and hope to humanity, with unity as its central principle and ultimate promise.”

Bahais are taught to “look ye not upon the present, fiz your gaze upon the times to come.’ In the beginning, how small is the seed, yet in the end it its a mighty tree. Look ye not upon the seed, look ye upon the tree, and its blossoms, and its leaves and its fruits.”

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