Regarding the matter of Mrs. ... and the inharmony that
seems to exist among certain of the friends in ...: when Bahá’ís permit the
dark forces of the world to enter into their own relationships within the Faith
they gravely jeopardise its progress; it is the paramount duty of the
believers, the local assemblies, and particularly the N.S.A. to foster harmony,
understanding and love amongst the friends. All should be ready and willing to
set aside every personal sense of grievance—justified or unjustified—for the
good of the Cause, because the people will never embrace it until they see in
its community life mirrored what is so conspicuously lacking in the world: love
and unity.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 13 May 1945 written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi;
‘Letters to Australia and New Zealand’)
