Teaching is the source of Divine Confirmation. It is not
sufficient to pray diligently for guidance, but this prayer must be followed by
meditation as to the best methods of action and then action itself Even if the
action should not immediately produce results, or perhaps not be entirely correct,
that does not make so much difference, because prayers can only be answered
through action and if someone's action is wrong, God can use that method of
showing the pathway which is right....
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 22 August 1957
written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; The Compilation
of Compilations, vol. II, Guidelines for Teaching)
