…praise God for that He chose thee to love Him and elected
thee to spread His fragrances. He selected thee from among the women of the
world, so that thou become a flame to the fire of His love, a sign of the
Kingdom of His Grace and a summoner to His Name, in humbleness and meekness,
invocation and supplication to God.
Verily I ask God to protect thee from the waves of tests and
storms of trial until thou becomest firm in the Cause of thy Lord—a firmness
whereby thou be enabled to withstand all nations and peoples. When thou art
thus confirmed by God, with firmness and solidity in His Covenant among the
people, thou wilt see the hosts of the Kingdom shelter thee from all sides with
banners whereunto all heads bow.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol.
2)
