O maid-servant of God! It
is incumbent upon thee, since thou hast attained the knowledge of God and His
love, to sacrifice thy spirit and all thy conditions for the life of the world,
bearing every difficulty for the comfort of the souls, sinking to the depth of
the sea of ordeals for the sake of the love of faithfulness and burning with
the fire of torture and regret like unto a lamp while the light is shining from
thee unto the surroundings.
O maid-servant of God! The
mystery of sacrifice is that man should sacrifice all his conditions for the
divine station of God. The station of God is mercy, kindness, forgiveness,
sacrifice, favor, grace and giving life to the spirits and lighting the fire of
His love in the hearts and arteries. I asked God to make thee a sign of mercy,
the banner of kindness among His maid-servants.
(‘Abdu’l-Baha, ‘Tablets of
‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 1)
