O thou who art attracted by the Fragrances of God! Be
rejoiced for my mentioning thee and gladden thine eyes by the bounty of thy
Lord. Know, verily, that His favor unto thee is great, great; for He guided
thee unto the Merciful Light, confirmed thee in bearing calamities and
hardships in the path of God, on the part of the neglectful ones.
There is no harm in any affliction which befalleth thee in
the love of El-Baha, for this affliction is a gem which glistens and shines on
the crown of guidance which adorns thy head among the maid-servants. Remember
the hardships of the disciples, and what Mary, the Virgin; Mary, the Magdalene;
and Mary, the mother of Jesus, bore in the path of God; especially Barbara,
until she was martyred in the love of Christ; and she being attracted unto the
Kingdom of God, her spirit soared unto the summits of holiness in the paradise
of eternal life, in the place of Meeting.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of
‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 2)
