Children’s class kit
akka — Teens (13–17)
Auto-assembled from the Bahai Story Library
Stories
- Gracious God
Gracious God! That royal edifice was once splendidly decked forth and fair. But there are spiders' webs today, where hung the curtains of gold brocade, and where the king's drums beat and his musicians played, the only sound is the harsh…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
- In London ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had an interview with a representative from the Weekly Budget
In London ‘Abdu’l-Bahá had an interview with a representative from the Weekly Budget. He spoke of His first summer in ‘Akka: ‘’Akka is a fever-ridden town. It was said that a bird attempting to fly over it would drop dead. The food was…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
Discussion questions
- How could the spirit of faith show up in your week?
- What does this story say about how to face hard moments?
- If you were in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's place, what might you have done?
- What does this story teach about kindness?
Quote to memorize
“This is verily the capital of the owl's realm, where thou wilt hear no sound, save only the echo of his repeated calls.”
From Gracious God
Coloring page
Interlocking Nine-Stars
A repeating field of nine-pointed stars connected at their points — a symbol of the unity that the Bahá'í teachings call humanity to.