There will not be an article this week and possibly next from the Baha'i site at BellaOnline.com because some health issues have interfered with life as I had it planned. Surgery is involved, though not a hospital stay, but it will still mess up my schedule--not the least because I'm fussing.

To deal with the anxiety and the stress, I went back to the subject of several past articles that dealt with tests to remind myself that I can deal with this latest one:

Benefitting from Life's Tests
It is a central principal of the Bahá'í Faith that life has a purpose, and problems and tests are meant to serve that purpose.
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art55173.asp

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

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