Devotional Gatherings
- Apr 7, 2021
- 1 min read
Updated: Apr 17
Baha’is believe in the potent power of prayer. You’ll find Baha’is and their friends, throughout the world, coming together to pray. This is often referred to as a ‘devotional gathering’ or ‘devotional meeting’, and they happen in diverse settings, whether in cities or villages. Although there is no set formula as to how devotional gatherings should be organized or when they occur, they generally consist of reading prayers and passages from sacred texts of the world’s religions, including readings from the Baha’i Writings, in an informal yet respectful atmosphere. Music is often interwoven with the prayers and readings.
These gatherings are open to all and are intended to embrace that attitude of prayer and practice of devotion that is universal to all religions. It is hoped that a spirit of communal worship generated by these simple gatherings will begin to permeate the neighborhood and the community’s collective endeavors. Participants in these devotional gatherings often form a study circle for a more focused study of a spiritual life.
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