His Life in Our Lives

Let admiration become a life of service.

Recognition of Bahá'u'lláh reaches into how we speak, whom we welcome, how we work and what we do when love becomes difficult. The life of 'Abdu'l-Bahá gives these demands a human face.

His Life in Our Lives: Living the Example of 'Abdu'l-Bahá follows encounters from the prison city of 'Akká to His journeys in the West. A place at a table, a visit to someone in need or a response to hostility becomes an invitation to examine our own conduct. Through these moments, the book brings prayer, humility, forgiveness, justice and service into the ordinary responsibilities of family, work and community.

Across twenty-four chapters in five parts, readers move from beholding the Exemplar to exploring the inner life, relationships, service and daily practices through which they can follow His example. Historical accounts are accompanied by clearly identified original contemporary stories and reflections that connect the encounters with choices we face today.

The book includes:

• A forty-day path of reflection, prayer and practical action.

• A twelve-week companion for group study.

• Complete prayers and selected passages from authoritative Bahá'í texts.

• Source notes, a bibliography and two indexes for further exploration.

Written especially for Bahá'ís, and welcoming readers drawn to a faith expressed in deeds, this practical biography invites us to deepen our recognition of Bahá'u'lláh through the example of 'Abdu'l-Bahá.

The invitation is to arise, begin where we are and let what we learn of Him become visible in our lives.