“O Son of Man! Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou mayest be worthy to meet Me and to mirror forth My beauty.” Bahá’u’lláh

Let us start our lesson saying some prayers and continue to work on memorizing the prayer "O Thou kind Lord. I am a little child."

Joyfulness is one of the spiritual qualities that God has put in our hearts. A heart full of joy attracts the blessings of God. We need to try to be happy and joyful under all conditions. We are joyful when we trust that God is guiding us and we look for the gifts He sends us each day. Deep feelings of joy come from things that last, like the feeling of joy in serving others, the love our parents have for us, and knowing right from wrong and choosing to do the right thing. We must try to be like brilliant lamps shedding joy everywhere!

“O Son of Man! Rejoice in the gladness of thine heart, that thou mayest be worthy to meet Me and to mirror forth My beauty."

word Games

Let's use the interactive Word Games Page to learn the meaning of the words in the quote and help with memorizing it.

Catching the Dragon’s Tail

Begin by asking the children to stand in a row, placing their hands on the shoulders of the one in front of them. The first child in the row is the dragon’s head. The last in the row is the dragon’s tail, eager to lash to the right and left in order to escape the head. Until the signal “Go” is given, the dragon must be a straight line. One youngster counts “One, two, three, go!” On the signal “Go”, the head runs around toward the tail and tries to catch it. The whole body must move with the head and remain unbroken. If the head succeeds in touching the tail, the child in the front can continue to be the head. If the body breaks before he or she catches the tail, the head becomes the tail, and the next in line becomes the head. The game continues in this way until every child has had a chance to be the head and the tail at least once.