O beloved of God! These days are the time for firmness and
the period for steadfastness and constancy in the Cause of God. You must not
look upon the personality of ‘Abdu'l-Baha, for he will eventually bid ye
farewell. Nay, ye must observe the Word of God. If the Word of God is in the
ascendant, be ye happy, joyous and thankful, even if ‘Abdu'l-Baha be under a
sword or beneath fetters and chains; for importance is in the holy temple of
the Cause of God, and not in the physical mould of ‘Abdu’l-Baha.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet; ‘Star of the West, vol. 6, no. 9, August 20, 1915)
