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Prayers for Assistance with Life's Tests
While preparing a devotional on dealing with crises that provide daily tests, I was struck by how similar prayer has been over the last several thousand years of recorded history.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art301720.asp

Also, the new school year has begun in most of the US around Labor Day. Here are some articles on education and developing a new race of mankind.

The Importance of Education to Bahá'ís
Education and self knowledge, both spiritual and material, are important in the Bahá'í Faith because Bahá'u'lláh taught that in this Day, all are capable of and responsible for their own development.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art35740.asp

How Education Needs to Change
Educational systems focused on preparing students for a 19th Century world no longer work. What changes can be made to develop collective perspective in which consultation and collaboration can help humanity survive complex global problems?

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art300411.asp

Enhance Learning with The Arts
Bahá'í believe that beauty in all its forms can be spiritual food, and therefore a fundamental part of the theological learning process is developing the capacity for artistic expression, whether through music, poetry, painting, drama or crafts.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art300262.asp

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