Bahá'ís believe that the love of God is
evident in all His laws, no matter how severe some of them may appear to be,
because He is revealing to us the purpose and true pattern for which we are
created.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice,
included in a Memorandum from the Research Department of the Universal House of
Justice, dated May 3, 1994)