Today the one overriding need is unity and harmony among the
beloved of the Lord, for they should have among them but one heart and soul and
should, so far as in them lieth, unitedly withstand the hostility of all the
peoples of the world; they must bring to an end the benighted prejudices of all
nations and religions and must make known to every member of the human race
that all are the leaves of one branch, the fruits of one bough.
Until such time, however, as the friends establish perfect
unity among themselves, how can they summon others to harmony and peace?
That soul which hath itself not come alive,
Can it then hope another to revive?
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of
‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
