Lights of Guidance/toc/Calamities and Crisis

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Lights of Guidance , compiled by Helen Hornby
VI. CALAMITIES AND CRISIS

A. Calamities and Crisis

422. The World is in Travail
423. Powerful Forces Are Operating to Bring to a Climax this Portentous Century
424. The People of Bahá Are Assured of Divine Guidance
425. If Bahá’ís Fail They Are Partly Responsible for Agony of Mankind
426. The World Will Experience Travails and Testing as Never Before
427. Calamities Will Continue Until Mankind is Chastened Sufficiently…
428. Bahá’ís Should not Waste Time Speculating on the Coming Calamity
429. It is Important that Bahá’ís Have Correct Attitude Regarding Pending Catastrophe
430. Should Bahá’ís be Cut off from World Centre or from One Another, They will Be Guided by Spiritual Assemblies, Led by Counsellors, Auxiliary Board Members
431. Bahá’ís Can Help to Mitigate Suffering of Mankind
432. The People of Today Are Suffering for Their own Sins of Omission and Commission
433. We Must Put the Faith First for Our Eternal Security and Happiness
434. We Do Not Know how Far-Reaching the Catastrophe Will Be
435. The Unification of Mankind
436. The Crisis is Serving a Great Purpose
437. The Guardian Does Not Think that God Will Permit Man to Annihilate Himself…
438. Hardship and Privation, Frustration and Despair Shall Encompass the People…
439. Apocalyptic Upheaval
440. World Condition Bringing Many Issues to a Head
441. Calamities and Crises
442. Internal Disintegration and External Chaos Being Accelerated
443. Worsening World Situation—Many Stand Aside and Wring Their Hands
444. A Yawning Gulf Threatens
445. Forces of a World Catastrophe—The Fire of Ordeal
446. When Crisis Sweeps Over the World, Bahá’ís Should not Let Hardships Weaken Their Hope in the Future
447. Stage of Purgation is Indispensable—Bahá’ís Should Not Hope to Remain Unaffected
448. Dangers Facing America
449. Man's Outlook on Life Too Crude and Materialistic
450. Mental Tests to be Suffered by Believers in the West
451. A Civilization Torn by Strife
452. Fierce and Manifold Will Be Assaults Faith to Suffer
453. Our Duty to Redeem Fellow Men
454. Bahá’ís Are the Leaven of God, the Chosen People of God
455. Eyes of the World Focused on Us
456. Bahá’ís Have Task of Cleansing Humanity by Precept and Example
457. Chosen Ones of God Should not be Content with Relative Distinction and Excellence
458. Obstacles that Stand in the Path
459. Civilization Undergoing Severe and Unparalleled Tests