Today, on Ash Wednesday, for many Christians around the world, begins the fasting period of Lent.
Next week, on March 2nd, following the joyous days of Ha (Ayyam-i-Ha), for many Baha'is around the world, also begins a fasting period.
Regarding fasting, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, has written:
"Ye had written of the fasting month. Fortunate are ye to have obeyed the commandment of God, and kept this fast during the holy season. For this material fast is an outer token of the spiritual fast; it is a symbol of self-restraint, the withholding of oneself from all appetites of the self, taking on the characteristics of the spirit, being carried away by the breathings of heaven and catching fire from the love of God."
I pray that those fasting receive the bounties and grace of God as a result of their sacrifice, obedience, determination, and love for God.
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