Children’s class kit
anxiety — Teens (13–17)
Auto-assembled from the Bahai Story Library
Stories
- A companion of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on His journey in America recorded a moment when…
A companion of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on His journey in America recorded a moment when the Master expressed His anxiety for the future: ‘I am bearing these hardships of traveling so that the cause of God may push on unconstrained. For I am anxious…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
- Bahá’u’lláh could trust ‘Abdu’l-Bahá with the most difficult of tasks as He…
Bahá’u’lláh could trust ‘Abdu’l-Bahá with the most difficult of tasks as He knew He would never waver. One such task was that of building a Shrine for the Báb on Mount Carmel, above what was then the small town of Haifa, facing the…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
- In reading over my diaries - so very little of which I have quoted out of…
In reading over my diaries - so very little of which I have quoted out of hundred of pages written off and on throughout the years - it seems strange to me there is practically no reference to the World War raging everywhere during almost…
— Various, bahaistories.com archive
Discussion questions
- Who is someone you know who lives out love the way this story describes?
- If you were going to tell a friend this story in two sentences, what would you say?
- If you were in the Báb's place, what might you have done?
- What does this story teach about prayer?
- How could the spirit of faith show up in your week?
Quote to memorize
“A companion of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on His journey in America recorded a moment when the Master expressed His anxiety for the future: ‘I am bearing these hardships of traveling so that the cause of God may push on unconstrained.”
From A companion of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá on His journey in America recorded a moment when…
Coloring page
The Nine-Pointed Star
The number 9, the highest single digit, has long been associated in the Bahá'í community with completeness and unity. The nine-pointed star is the most familiar Bahá'í symbol.