I am in the blessed place of the Holy Land and thou art in
foreign parts and I do not see thee with my material eyes, but I see thee with
the eyes of my heart and I remember thee in recalling to thee that which the
Christ promised to the believers, the great blessing and favor, the light of
which illuminates those present and those absent.
O
maid-servant of God! Be thou rejoiced because of this good news which draws
(inclines) the sanctified hearts from all worldly conditions and know thou the
value of this great gift (favor) and do not exchange it for the great
sovereignty (of the world), for, verily, the sovereignty of the world is a
mortal rule and follows pride. However, this gift is an eternal and a divine
favor, the light of which illumines the passing of times and periods.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 1)
