February 10

In the passage "eschew all fellowship with the ungodly", [Persian Hidden Words no. 3] Bahá'u'lláh means that we should shun the company of those who disbelieve in God and are wayward. The word "ungodly" is a reference to such perverse people. (From a letter dated 27 March 1938 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; compilation ‘Hidden Words: References of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi’, prepared by the Research Department of the Universal House of Justice)