“Verily, I supplicate God to enkindle in thy heart the fire of His love...” ʻAbdu'l-Bahá

Let us start our lesson saying some prayers and continue to work on memorizing "O my Lord! O my Lord! I am a child of tender years."

Every human being was created to know the Creator and to love Him, and we all have the spark of His love in our hearts. It is important that we feed the flame of the love of God by praying to him daily and by serving others. And as this flame burns and becomes stronger, it can be felt by all those who cross our path and its light can brighten their hearts. When we are so enkindled, we become like burning candles that cannot help sharing this light with others.

“Verily, I supplicate God to enkindle in thy heart the fire of His love...”

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.

Help the Sick

Choose one of the children to pretend to be the “sick patient”. Now have two other children clasp their hands (right with right, and left with left) in order to form a “chair”. The other classmates should now help the “sick friend” into the chair. Select a tree or another specific place to be the “health center”, and ask the children forming the chair to carry the “sick” child to that spot.

With a larger group, the children can be asked to form a “stretcher” instead of a chair by standing in two lines facing each other. They should bend their arms at the elbows, with each one grasping the forearms of the child across from him or her. The “sick” child should then lie on the stretcher to be carried to the “health center”.