It is the soul of man that has first to be fed. And this
spiritual nourishment prayer can best provide. Laws and institutions, as viewed
by Bahá'u'lláh, can become really effective only when our inner spiritual life
has been perfected and transformed.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 4 January 1936 written
on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer, The Compilation of
Compilations, Vol. II, The Importance of Prayer, Meditation and the Devotional
Attitude)
