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The Call Of The Heart

Guidance to Reflect On…

“The need of the Cause in America is the call of the heart, as it can be given by
no one, save those who have suffered and been trained in the road of sacrifice
and humility. I hope, soon, that the cause, whether it is in the heart of the
White Man or the Black man, it does not matter where the cause is— the thing

that keeps him out— get rid of it and save this world situation.”
— Shoghi Effendi to Sadie Oglesby

“O FRIEND! In the garden of thy heart plant naught but the rose of love, and

from the nightingale of affection and desire loosen not thy hold. Treasure the
companionship of the righteous and eschew all fellowship with the ungodly.” —
— Baha’u’llah

“Consort together in brotherly love, be ready to lay down your lives one for the

other, and not only for those who are dear to you, but for all humanity. Look
upon the whole human race as members of one family, all children of God; and,
in so doing, you will see no difference between them.” — Abdu’l-Baha

“Ultimately, the power to transform the world is effected by love, love
originating from the relationship with the divine, love ablaze among members
of a community, love extended without restriction to every human being. This

divine love, ignited by the Word of God, is disseminated by enkindled souls
through intimate conversations that create new susceptibilities in human
hearts, open minds to moral persuasion, and loosen the hold of biased norms
and social systems so that they can gradually take on a new form in keeping

with the requirements of humanity’s age of maturity. You are channels for this
divine love; let it flow through you to all who cross your path. Infuse it into
every neighborhood and social space in which you move to build capacity to
canalize the society-building power of Bahá’u’lláh’s Revelation. There can be no

rest until the destined outcome is achieved.”
— The Universal House of Justice