Need to make sure that our “harmony and concord” is “firmly established” when arising “for the enlightenment of the world and the salvation of mankind”

It is our vital and most urgent duty to assure at whatever cost the safety and the unity of the Cause of God, and with harmony and concord firmly established amongst us, to arise with confidence and courage for the enlightenment of the world and the salvation of mankind. (Shoghi Effendi, from a letter dated circa March, 1923, addressed to the Baha’is of Washington DC; Star of the West, Vol. 14, April, 1923) (To read the entire letter please visit Messages to the Baha’i World)

The general condition of the world and how we can “impart to every earnest seeker that firm faith and inner peace which the world cannot give”

The world is sadly stricken and in a state of continuous turmoil and sigma of weariness and despondency are apparent everywhere. But we, fired with the hope of the Abba Kingdom and ever mindful of the unfailing promises of the dawn of a new and better day, must weather every storm and endeavor to impart to every earnest seeker that firm faith and inner peace which the world cannot give. (Shoghi Effendi, from a letter dated circa March, 1923, addressed to the Baha'is of Washington DC; Star of the West, Vol. 14, April, 1923) (To read the entire letter please visit Messages to the Baha’i World)