Thus it is that I say that I want the friends to become
divine and godly under the shadow of the favor of the Abhá Beauty. Through the
teachings and bestowals of the Blessed Perfection happiness and prosperity can
be gained. I swear by God, besides Whom there is no other God, that although we
might have traversed America from the east to the west, had not His
confirmations and favors been with us, no one would have paid any heed to us.
It is all through His aid and assistance that these doors have been opened. It
is with the power of faith that we ascend to the highest apex and attain honor
in the all-glorious Kingdom. So it is that these honorable souls serve us with
such love and sincerity.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, from a conversation, 13 September 1912,
Chicago, USA; ‘Mahmud’s Diary’)
