grace meals

Food was first offered Him (‘Abdu’l-Bahá), but He refused until all were served when He took some also.  Then looking around the table and noting that none were eating, He said 'Bismillah!' (In the Name of God), signifying that we should…

One early pilgrim noted that grace was not said before meals. She mentioned this to the Master, to which He replied, ‘My heart is in a continual state of thanksgiving and so often those accustomed to this form say the words with the lips…

This is a story of one of the early Bahá’ís in the West, Lua Getsinger, and an important lesson she learned about prayer.  Lua loved God very much, and she often turned to Him in supplication, that she might be enabled to live a life of…