Service to Humanity
Work performed in the spirit of service to humanity is equivalent to worship; contributing to social betterment is a spiritual obligation.
One of the most distinctive Bahá'í teachings is that work performed in the spirit of service is a form of worship. There is no distinction between the spiritual and the social: serving one's family, contributing to one's profession with excellence, and working for social improvement are all expressions of the same spiritual reality.
In the Bahá'í Cause arts, sciences and all crafts are counted as worship.
The Bahá'í integration of service and worship dissolves the sacred-secular distinction that has troubled Western religious thought.
Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Bahá
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- What the Bahá'í Faith says about community
Work done in a spirit of service is counted as worship, including ordinary crafts and trades. That removes the boundary between a religious life and a working one.