Friends from Thames Valley attend London gathering

O Thou kind Lord!  These are Thy servants who have gathered in this meeting, have turned unto Thy kingdom and are in need of Thy bestowal and blessing.  O Thou God!  Manifest and make evident the signs of Thy oneness which have been deposited in all the realities of life.  Reveal and unfold the virtues which Thou hast made latent and concealed in these human realities.

O God!  We are as plants, and Thy bounty is as the rain; refresh and cause these plants to grow through Thy bestowal.  We are Thy servants; free us from the fetters of material existence.  We are ignorant; make us wise.  We are dead; make us alive.  We are material; endow us with spirit.  We are deprived; make us the intimates of Thy mysteries.  We are needy; enrich and bless us from Thy boundless treasury.  O God!  Resuscitate us; give us sight; give us hearing; familiarize us with the mysteries of life, so that the secrets of Thy kingdom may become revealed to us in this world of existence and we may confess Thy oneness.  Every bestowal emanates from Thee; every benediction is Thine.

Thou art mighty.  Thou art powerful.  Thou art the Giver, and Thou art the Ever-Bounteous.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá

Around the world in one religion . . .

Bahá’í  Faith members around the world.
People of every nationality, race, ethnic group, and religious background around the world have declared their belief in the Bahá’í Faith. Shown here is a group of people from around the world who have volunteered to serve at the Bahá’í World Centre in Haifa, Israel. Reprinted by courtesy of Bahá’í International Community.

The Bahá’í Faith is described as an independent, monotheistic religion. It is established in virtually every country of the world.

Bahá’ís believe that the world’s major religions represent unfolding chapters in God’s teachings for humankind, and that the writings of Bahá’u’lláh represent God’s guidance for this age.

Bahá’u’lláh’s central teaching is the unity of humanity under one God.