Consider! The station and the confirmation of the apostles
in the time of Christ was not known, and no one looked on them with the feeling
of importance—nay, rather, they persecuted and ridiculed them. Later on it
became evident what crowns studded with the brilliant jewels of guidance were
placed on the heads of the apostles, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of
John.
The range of your future achievements still remains
undisclosed. I fervently hope that in the near future the whole earth may be
stirred and shaken by the results of your achievements. (‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘Tablets
of Divine Plan’)
