He (the Guardian) does not feel that the friends should make a practice of
saying grace or of teaching it to children. This is not part of the Baha'i
Faith, but a Christian practice, and as the Cause embraces members of all
religions we should be careful not to introduce into it the customs of our
previous beliefs. Baha'u'llah has given us the obligatory prayers, also
prayers before sleeping, for travellers, etc., we should not introduce a
new set of prayers He has not specified, when He has given us already so
many for so many occasions....

Letter of 27 September 1947

27 September 1947

He (the Guardian) does not feel you should permit your speech impediment
to give you a sense of inferiority. Moses stammered! And what you are and
what you believe as a Baha'i give you a tremendous advantage over others.
This does not mean that you should not make every effort to overcome it,
and go to doctors for advice and assistance. He also assures you he will
pray that you may overcome this difficulty entirely, also that wherever
you are the way will open for you to teach and serve the Faith.

Letter of 13 October 1947

13 October 1947

Regarding your own condition: he (the Guardian) strongly urges you not to
dwell on yourself. Each one of us, if we look into our failures, is sure
to feel unworthy and despondent, and this feeling only frustrates our
constructive efforts and wastes time. The thing for us to focus on is the
glory of the Cause and the Power of Baha'u'llah which can make of a mere
drop a surging sea! You certainly have no right to feel negative; you have
embraced this glorious Faith and arisen with devotion to serve it, and
your labours are greatly appreciated by both the Guardian and your
fellow-Baha'is. With something as positive as the Faith and all it teaches
behind you, you should be a veritable lion of confidence, and he will pray
that you may become so.

There is, unfortunately, no way that one can force his own good upon a
man. The element of free will is there and all we believers--and even the
Manifestation of God Himself--can do is to offer the truth to mankind. If
the people of the world persist, as they seem to be doing, in their blind
materialism, they must bear the consequences in a prolongation of their
present condition, and even a worsening of it. Our duty as Baha'is is to
build up such a love and unity within our own ranks that the people will
be attracted by this example