The House of Justice feels that you should not concern yourself unduly about the possibility of impending economic breakdown. The entire world is traversing a period of adversity in which calamities have been and are occurring. These calamities will continue to happen until mankind has been schooled by hardship to recognize and accept the Manifestation of God for this day. Bahá’ís should not become preoccupied with fruitless speculations on this matter but should concentrate their energy and attention on the work of the Cause. Their optimistic outlook, their unshakeable conviction that human-kind is evolving to a new stage in its history characterized by world unity and peace, and their wholehearted commitment to the welfare of humanity will doubtless attract to the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh thoughtful people who yearn for a way out of difficulties with which they are surrounded.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 25 June 1989 written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice to an individual believer; compilation: ‘Potential Calamities and Ensuring Sustainability of Communities’, prepared by the Baha’i World Center)
