Peter was a
fisherman and Mary Magdalene a peasant, but as they were specially favoured
with the blessings of Christ, the horizon of their faith became illumined, and
down to the present day they are shining from the horizon of everlasting glory.
In this station, merit and capacity are not to be considered; nay rather, the
resplendent rays of the Sun of Truth, which have illumined these mirrors, must
be taken into account.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of
‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
