With faces beaming with joy, hasten ye unto Him.
- Proclamation of Bahá'u'lláh, pgs. 118-9
Now, with a heart overflowing with the love of God, supplicate all joy, and thank thou God...
-Tablets of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, p. 182
I remember when I first read that 'Abdu'l-Bahá used to pray to be firm in the Covenant; I just couldn't believe it! He was the Center of the Covenant; why would He pray to be firm? The more I thought about it, the more I came to the realization that we all must pray for all things, that we should strive to be in constant communion with God.
What does this have to do with joy? Well, it seems to me that we must pray to be happy. We have to pray for everything else, why not to be happy and full of joy? If you want to feel more joy connected with Bahá'í life, I believe you must pray for it. This has been a true help to me.
There's no stopping us now.... -7-
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