Which brings to mind the story told me of a newly declared believer, radiant…
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Which brings to mind the story told me of a newly declared believer, radiant and eager to serve. He wrote ‘Abdu’l-Bahá asking what he should do. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá told him to study the Teachings. Eighteen years later the man wrote again to the Master saying that for several hours each day for the eighteen years he had studied the Teachings and what should he do now? Promptly ‘Abdu’l-Bahá wrote and told him to go and study the Teachings. This was an East Indian Bahá’í where, now, the Faith is truly roaring.
Source: Reginald Grant Barrow, Mother's Stories: Stories of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Early Believers told by Muriel Ives Barrow Newhall to her son, p. 39
Collected from bahaistories.com (Subject: writings).
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For adults
- Where do faith and patience meet in this story?
- How does this story illustrate the practice of faith?
- What stands out about 'Abdu'l-Bahá's response in this account?
For teens
- If you were in 'Abdu'l-Bahá's place, what might you have done?
- What does this story teach about faith?
Reflection
- How does faith show up in your life right now — and where is it being asked of you?
- Is there someone in your life who would be helped by hearing this story?
- Sit quietly for a moment after reading. What does this story stir in you?
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Which virtue does this story most clearly illustrate?
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