O ye two truthful believers!
Your letter was received. Its contents
were faith, certainty and sincerity. It was an evidence of perceiving eyes,
attentive ears and acute mind. Were it not so, ye would not have witnessed the
lights of the Sun of Truth, heard the divine Call, nor attained the knowledge
of God.
Although in body we are far from one
another, yet—praise be to God! —with life and heart we are present in one
assembly; we enjoy the spiritual meeting, abide under the shadow of one Blessed
Tree, are attracted to the beauty of one Beloved and gaze in the direction of
one Object. Therefore, be not sorry on account of the remoteness, but rather
engage in the commemoration of God and praise Him. I hope that we may be
together in all the worlds of God.
Teach the dear child Rooha this
commune:
O God! Rear this little babe in the
bosom of Thy love and give it milk from the breast of Providence. Cultivate
this fresh plant in the rose-garden of Thy love and nurture it by showers from
the clouds of Providence. Make it a child of the Kingdom and lead it to the
divine world. Thou art powerful and kind! Thou art the Giver, the Bestower,
whose blessings precede all else!
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 1)
