Wherever a Bahá'í community exists, whether large or small,
let it be distinguished for its abiding sense of security and faith, its high
standard of rectitude, its complete freedom from all forms of prejudice, the
spirit of love among its members and for the closely knit fabric of its social
life. The acute distinction between this and present-day society will
inevitably arouse the interest of the more enlightened, and as the world's
gloom deepens the light of Bahá'í life will shine brighter and brighter until
its brilliance must eventually attract the disillusioned masses and cause them
to enter the haven of the Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, Who alone can bring them
peace and justice and an ordered life.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a
message dated August 1968; ‘Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963
to 1986’)
