Prayer Gatherings - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/tag/prayer-gatherings/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:56:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Polishing the Soul with Daily Prayer https://bahaiteachings.org/polishing-the-soul-with-daily-prayer/ https://bahaiteachings.org/polishing-the-soul-with-daily-prayer/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=78916 Having grown up in the tradition of the Baha’i Faith, regular daily devotions were always part of our household practice – including my parents saying prayers with me from a...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/prayers-give-thanks-god/feed/ 0 How Do Baha’is Practice Their Faith https://bahaiteachings.org/how-do-bahais-practice-their-faith/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-do-bahais-practice-their-faith/#respond Tue, 23 May 2023 01:00:48 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=80552 I was asked by my Local Spiritual Assembly – the local guiding body of a Baha’i community – to answer some questions about the Baha’i Faith from a curious student...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/powerful-prayers-for-safety-protection/feed/ 4 Discovering the Beauty of Worshipping in a Diverse Community https://bahaiteachings.org/discovering-beauty-worshipping-diverse-community/ https://bahaiteachings.org/discovering-beauty-worshipping-diverse-community/#respond Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=69901 “When I went to my first Baha’i gatherings, the amount of integration was quite stunning,” says Eric Dozier, a Baha’i living in Florida. RELATED: The Joy of Meeting the Baha’is...

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