For the purpose of the Holy Year is not fulfilled by public
memorials alone, befitting as they will be. Essential to its purpose is the
opportunity it offers for inner reflection on the part of every Bahá'í
individual. Indeed, this is a special time for a rendezvous of the soul with
the Source of its light and guidance, a time to turn to Bahá'u'lláh, to seek to
obtain a deeper appreciation of His purpose, to renew allegiance to Him. This
is a time of retreat to one's innermost being, to the dwelling-place of the
Spirit of Baha, that interior to which He summons us when He says: "Turn
thy sight unto thyself, that thou mayest find Me standing within thee, mighty,
powerful and self-subsisting." This is a time for recommitment to the Covenant,
for rededication to duty, for revitalizing the energy for teaching, the "most
meritorious of all deeds"
- The Universal House of Justice (From Ridvan 1992 message)
