Our hearts reach out to you, our dearly loved brethren, living in the cradle of our precious Faith. We have remembered you in a special devotional programme at this National Convention and have prayed ardently that the yoke of grievous oppression may be, before long, lifted from your shoulders.         

We have arrived at this joyous Ridván Festival with 18 intensive programmes of growth launched in the United Kingdom, including four that we pledged to launch by this date at the Five Year Plan Regional Conference in London last January. In taking the healing message of Bahá’u’lláh to the peoples of our islands, we are ever conscious of the supreme courage you demonstrate and the mysterious, spiritual forces that are released through your sacrifices. Your devotion and steadfastness are a source of inspiration and an example to us as we humbly arise to the call of our beloved Supreme Body that His Faith may be rendered victorious and become securely established in the world.

            With loving Bahá’í greetings

THE DELEGATES ATTENDING NATIONAL CONVENTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 24-26 APRIL 2009