Doctors of religion were instituted to bring spiritual
healing to the peoples and to be the cause of unity among the nations. If they
become the cause of division they had better not exist! A remedy is given to
cure a disease, but if it only succeeds in aggravating the complaint, it is
better to leave it alone. If religion is only to be a cause of disunion it had
better not exist.
All the Divine Manifestations sent by God into the world
would have gone through their terrible hardships and sufferings for the single
hope of spreading Truth, unity and concord among men. Christ endured a life of
sorrow, pain and grief, to bring a perfect example of love into the world—and
in spite of this we continue to act in a contrary spirit one towards the other!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a talk; ‘Paris Talks: Addresses given by 'Abdu'l-Bahá in
Paris in 1911-1912’)
