This was the theme of a devotional gathering which took place on 7 and 21 February in Crystal Palace and Bromley respectively. During the evening participants read writings from all world leading religions which followed by a group discussion to deepen and reflect on this thoughy provoking theme. A moving exhortation by Bahá'u'lláh best captures the evening's sentiment:

"Ye are even as the bird which soareth, with the full force of its mighty wings and with complete and joyous confidence, through the immensity of the heavens, until, impelled to satisfy its hunger, it turneth longingly to the water and clay of the earth below it, and, having been entrapped in the mesh of its desire, findeth itself impotent to resume its flight to the realms whence it came. Powerless to shake off the burden weighing on its sullied wings, that bird, hitherto an inmate of the heavens, is now forced to seek a dwelling-place upon the dust."

Jacqui Lait MP, Beckenham

Following the unlawful persecution of Bahá'í leaders in Iran, members of the Bromley Bahá'í community wrote to their MPs to raise awareness and ask for support on a local level. Ms Bahiyyih Barnett, wrote to Mrs Jacqui Lait MP, Beckenham; Mr Clive King, contacted Mr John Horam MP, Biggin Hill; and Mr Anousha Vahdaty, approached Mr Robert Neil MP, Bromley & Chislehurst. "The Bromley Bahá'ís" states Clive King "are gravely concerned about the summary and unjust arrest on 14 May 2008 of six members of the group that informally coordinate the activities of the Bahá'ís in Iran".