Prayer - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/prayer/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Wed, 27 May 2026 14:30:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 The Social Impact of Prayer Gatherings https://bahaiteachings.org/social-impact-of-prayer-gatherings/ https://bahaiteachings.org/social-impact-of-prayer-gatherings/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=45536 Social-Impact-of-Prayer-GatheringsAs our global culture becomes more focused on the material aspects of life, we can easily forget our spirituality, and our relationships with each other suffer as a result. After...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/social-impact-of-prayer-gatherings/feed/ 1 Conquering Anxiety with Conscious Happiness https://bahaiteachings.org/conquering-anxiety-with-conscious-happiness/ https://bahaiteachings.org/conquering-anxiety-with-conscious-happiness/#comments Tue, 12 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=21008 Conquering Anxiety with Conscious HappinessIn every life we have some trouble,When you worry you make it doubleDon’t worry, be happy! ~Bobby McFerrin, 1988 song lyrics Don’t worry, be happy. You may recognize these four...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/miracles-impossible-right/feed/ 9 What is the Best Way to Worship? Selfless Service to Humanity https://bahaiteachings.org/best-way-worship-selfless-service-humanity/ https://bahaiteachings.org/best-way-worship-selfless-service-humanity/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=44997 What is the Best Way to Worship? Selfless Service to HumanityIn this series of essays, we’ve discussed how Baha’is worship—but now, in the final essay, we’ve come to the ultimate form of worship: selfless service to humanity. The Baha’i teachings...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/5-steps-for-transforming-prayer-into-action/feed/ 9 3 Baha’i Prayers for a Suffering Humanity https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-prayers-for-humanity/ https://bahaiteachings.org/bahai-prayers-for-humanity/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78652 Baha’i Prayers for a Suffering HumanityOn October 7, 2022, a 22-year-old Black woman in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, “escaped from a white man who she says held her captive in his basement for nearly a month,...

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