O thou enraptured handmaid of God! Nearness is verily of the
soul, not of the body; and the help that is sought, and the help that cometh,
is not material but of the spirit; nevertheless it is my hope that thou wilt
attain to nearness in every sense. The bounties of God will verily encompass a
sanctified soul even as the sun’s light doth the moon and stars: be thou
assured of this.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
