CONCENTRATE ON (SOURCE OF JOY AND CONSOLATION)

"We all have our petty material obstacles in this life. We cannot totally
get rid of them. The best thing to do, after all our efforts have failed
to deliver us, is to concentrate on that which can alone bring real
happiness and peace to our heart. And you should be thankful to God for
having enabled you to recognize and accept His Faith. For this is,
assuredly, the only source of joy and consolation you can have in your
moments of suffering. Is there anything more worthwhile to work for than
the Teachings of the Message?"

194: TEACHING (THE CONCOURSE ON HIGH)

"The invisible battalions of the Concourse on High, are mustered, in
serried ranks, ready to rush their reinforcements to the aid of the
vanguard of Baha'u'llah's crusaders in the hour of their greatest need,
and in anticipation of that Most Great, that Wondrous Jubilee in the
joyfulness of which both heaven and earth will partake."

195: TEACHING (DIRECT)

"He approves of your desire to teach the principles of the Faith through
radio. But he urges you to do all you can to always, however small the
reference you are able to make to it may be, clearly identify or associate
what you are giving out with Baha'u'llah. The time is too short now for us
Baha'is to be able to first educate humanity and then tell it that the
source is this new World Faith. For their own spiritual protection people
must hear of the name Baha'i--then, if they turn blindly away they cannot
excuse themselves by saying they never even knew it existed! For dark days
seem still ahead of the world, and outside this Divine Refuge the people
will not, we firmly believe, find inner conviction, peace and security. So
they have a right to at least hear of the Cause as such."

196: TEACHING--DIVINE WORLD ORDER--THE SOLE PANACEA

"In connection with your teaching work: What the Guardian wishes you to
particularly emphasize in all your talks is the supreme necessity for all
individuals and nations in this day to adopt in its entirety the social
program given by Baha'u'llah for the reconstruction of the religious,
economic and political life of mankind. He wishes you to explain and
analyze the elements that help in raising this Divine World Order in the
light of the present-day events and conditions in the world. Special
stress, he feels, should be laid on the impending necessity of
establishing a super-national, and so