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Truthfulness

by ed in A Faith for Today
O servants! Follow the path of truthfulness and turn not away from the needy. Make mention of Me before the great ones of the earth and fear not. Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty. Beware, O people, that ye deal not treacherously with any one. Be ye the trustees of God amongst His creatures, and the emblems of His generosity amidst His people. Baha’u’llah …for truthfulness is the foundation of [...]

From the Baha'i Writings

The foundations of the divine religions are one. If we investigate these foundations, we discover much ground for agreement, but if we consider the imitations of forms and ancestral beliefs, we find points of disagreement and division; for these imitations differ, while the sources and foundations are one and the same. That is to say, the fundamentals are conducive to unity, but imitations are the cause of disunion and dismemberment.

— Abdu’l-Baha

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  • February 13, 2026
    • Weekday morning prayers at 7:00 amWeekday morning prayersTime: 7:00 am
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  • February 18, 2026
    • Devotional: All Welcome at 1:00 pmDevotional: All WelcomeTime: 1:00 pm
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      Wednesday devotional at the home of Ken and Charlotte Cureton.
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