O thou maid-servant of God!
Thy writing was considered. I ask God that thy mind may be illumined
with the light of knowledge and faith to the extent that thy face will radiate
its glory, even as a light, when set aglow in the lamp, will cast its rays to
the surrounding regions.
I hope that the darkness of evil suggestions shall be
dispersed and that the veil of uncertainty shall be torn asunder; that the
beauty of truth may become manifest with glory and the light of mercy become
radiant. Thus mayest thou, O maid-servant of God, with thy honorable husband
and revered son, become free from the severe trials and appear with grace in
the gatherings of the people of God.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha,
vol. 1’)
