In Bahá’u’lláh’s Teachings He tells us that it is through the
establishment of unity that world peace and security will at last be accomplished.
In one of His Writings He says,
By working to bring our thoughts and actions in line with our belief in the oneness
of humankind, Bahá’ís all over the world strive to overcome prejudices of
religion, nation, gender, race and class. Bahá’u’lláh said,
“The tabernacle of unity hath been raised; regard ye not one another as strangers.
Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch.” He
also enjoined upon His followers to “consort with the followers
of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship.” Through
our efforts to build unity among all the members of the human race, the Bahá’í
community works to accomplish the central aim of Bahá’u’lláh’s
Faith: the unity of all humankind, the establishment of a lasting peace, and the
building of a world civilization based on the oneness and wholeness of the entire
human race.
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Morning devotions filled with prayers and passages from the Bahá’í Writings gave everyone a spiritual boost for the day.
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A spiritually uplifting program included prayers, readings, stories, and songs, including Athabascan songs.
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Friends in Wasilla gather for a monthly devotional gathering and a luncheon to share their prayers and company together.
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These friends from Nenana and Fairbanks gathered to pray for all of Alaska’s children.
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A group of junior youth meet to pray, study, play games and offer service projects in Anchorage.
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Junior youth regularly meet to study the book “Walking the Straight Path”, as well as offer service projects such as providing refreshments for a memorial service.
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Participants celebrate at the completion of their study of the book “Teaching Children’s Classes, Grade 1”. They received training, gained new skills, learned new games and songs, and practiced story-telling and memorization techniques for working with children.
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Bethel Bahá’ís express their happiness in the success of their study circle, which studied the course entitled “Arising to Serve”.
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A Nenana youth study circle displays their artistic expressions of the spiritual feelings and perceptions they experienced and gained during their study of the course “Reflections on the Life of the Spirit”.
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Youth discuss spiritual topics and aspects of the Bahá’í Faith.