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I invite Mrs. Aleksandra Zibelnik-Badi to light a candle and offer a prayer on behalf of the Bahá’í community. The author of the Bahá’í religion teaches that all people should live in this world with love and friendship. This gathering today supports that teaching of Bahá’u’lláh. I would now like to share with you a prayer from the scriptures of Bahá’u’lláh and ’Abdu’l-Bahá. God bless you. We know the effects of war are bad, so let us try peace as an experiment. If the results of peace are bad, we can then decide if it is better to return to the old state of war. In any case, let us make this experiment. If we see that humanity brings light, we will continue with it. For six thousand years, we have walked on the left-hand path; now we are moving to the right. We have lived in darkness for many centuries, and now we are moving toward light. The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion. War shall cease between nations, and by the will of God, the Most Great Peace shall come. The world will be seen as a new world, and all people will live as brothers. In the days of old, an instinct for warfare was developed in the struggle with wild animals. This is no longer necessary. Nay, rather, cooperation and mutual understanding are seen to produce the greatest welfare of mankind. Enmity is now the result of prejudice only. There is one God. Mankind is one. The foundations of religion are one. Let us worship Him and give praise for all His great prophets and messengers who have manifested His brightness and glory. The blessing of the Eternal One be with you, and all its richness, that each soul, according to his measure, may take freely of Him. For six thousand years, nations have hated one another. It is now time to stop. War must cease. Let us be united and love one another and await the result. The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens. Thank you.