His Highness,
Bahá'u'lláh, has appeared for the benefit of all humanity, summoning all to the
Divine Table upon which is spread the Heavenly Food. But today the majority of
those who partake of this Heavenly Food are poor. That is why His Highness,
Christ, said: "Blessed are the poor." Wealth prevents the people from
entering the Kingdom, as it is stated by Christ: "It is easier for a camel
to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter into the Kingdom
of God." But should a rich person not be prevented from entering the
Kingdom because of wealth and riches, glory and influence of this world, that
rich person will become favoured in the threshold of the Almighty and accepted
by the Lord of the Kingdom.
To be
brief, Bahá'u'lláh has manifested for the education and training of all
humanity. He is the Teacher of all, whether rich or poor, black or white,
oriental or occidental, northern or southern.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet, Star
of the West, vol. 2, no. 5, June 5, 1911)
