This volume was compiled as a sequence of correlated passages that would be conducive to spiritual growth. The majority of the material presented in this compilation is comprised of passages from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh, with one text from the Báb, some from 'Abdu'l-Bahá, one passage from a letter written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi, and one ap- pendix from a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice.