All the Prophets have striven to make love manifest in the
hearts of men. Jesus Christ sought to create this love in the hearts. He
suffered all difficulties and ordeals that perchance the human heart might
become the fountain source of love. Therefore, we must strive with all our
heart and soul that this love may take possession of us so that all
humanity—whether it be in the East or in the West—may be connected through the
bond of this divine affection; for we are all the waves of one sea; we have
come into being through the same bestowal and are recipients from the same
center. The lights of earth are all acceptable, but the center of effulgence is
the sun, and we must direct our gaze to the sun. God is the Supreme Center. The
more we turn toward this Center of Light, the greater will be our capacity.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a talk, New York, 14 April 1912; ‘The Promulgation of Universal Peace: Talks Delivered by 'Abdu'l-Bahá
during His Visit to the United States and Canada in 1912’)
