The House of Justice advises you to continue the strenuous
efforts you are making to overcome the difficulties in your marriage. It is
pleased to note that you and your husband have turned to the Local Spiritual
Assembly for guidance and have sought help from a Bahá'í who is a marriage
counsellor. Such endeavours, when combined with a strong and determined effort,
improve greatly the prospects that your marriage can be maintained. However, it
must also be borne in mind that the fact that Bahá'u'lláh has permitted divorce
is, no doubt, an indication that in certain circumstances it is unavoidable. If
your earnest efforts to maintain your marriage do not yield the desired result,
you should not be distraught.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a message dated 28 April 1989 written on
behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; The
Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, Preserving Baha’i Marriages)
