![]() March 19, 2017 To the American Bahá’í community for the Feast of Bahá Dearly loved Friends, As we celebrate the festive occasion of Naw-Rúz, we extend to each and every one of you our warmest and most affectionate greetings and assurances of our prayers that in the weeks and months ahead you may receive such heavenly sustenance and blessings as only our Loving Lord can bestow. News from many corners of the country continues to reach us of your positive response to our letter of February 25 on the theme of “America and the Five Year Plan,” examining the pressing issues facing the American nation and the manner in which we Bahá’ís must address them. Through our correspondence with the Universal House of Justice, we have received guidance confirming the themes of that letter, and the Supreme Body has called on us to pursue a number of associated tasks, the majority of which are applicable not only to the Assembly, but to the entire body of believers in this richly blessed community. In our interactions with others, the Supreme Body challenges us to:
The second task is closely connected with our primary mission to teach the Faith― namely, to:
Finally, the House of Justice sets the expectation that “[e]ach fresh initiative undertaken along these lines must be closely followed in the years ahead, learning from experience so that they deepen and multiply, not only bearing immediate fruits, but charting the path over decades to the attainment of the expectations of the Master and the beloved Guardian for your land.” We all will surely find in these words from the Supreme Institution of our Faith the reassurance and the resolve necessary to make great strides in the coming year. Let us appreciate the value of every day, each of us determined to contribute in every way we can to the forward march of the sacred Cause of God. The beloved Master, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, addressing the friends―in one of the Tablets of the Divine Plan―on the occasion of another Naw-Rúz, reminded us of the joy and privilege that is uniquely reserved for those whose days are devoted to spreading the glad tidings of God’s Kingdom:
Be ever assured of our abiding love and our deepest gratitude. With loving Bahá’í greetings, NATIONAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY OF THE BAHÁ’ÍS OF THE UNITED STATES ![]() Kenneth E. Bowers Secretary |
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