Importance of Devotionals

From Joe Woods, writing in the Hamilton Baha'i Newsletter:


Dear Friends,

The beloved Guardian reminds us of the imperative need to establish a
culture of devotionals that ultimately transforms the collective life
of humanity:

“The flourishing of the community involves the collective worship of
God ... Indeed, the chief reason for the evils now rampant in society is
a lack of spirituality. It is this condition, so sadly morbid, into
which society has fallen, that religion seeks to improve and
transform.”

“For the core of religious faith is that mystic feeling
that unites man with God. This state of spiritual communion can be
brought about and maintained by means of meditation and prayer. And
this is the reason why Bahá'u'lláh has so much stressed the importance
of worship” (Shoghi Effendi, Directives from the Guardian, p. 86)