O ye the sincere loved ones of the Abhá Beauty! In these
days the Cause of God, the world over, is fast growing in power and, day by
day, is spreading further and further to the utmost bounds of the earth. Its
enemies, therefore, from all the kindreds and peoples of the world, are growing
aggressive, malevolent, envious and bitterly hostile. It is incumbent upon the
loved ones of God to exercise the greatest care and prudence in all things,
whether great or small, to take counsel together and unitedly resist the
onslaught of the stirrers up of strife and the movers of mischief. They must
endeavour to consort in a friendly spirit with everyone, must follow moderation
in their conduct, must have respect and consideration one for another and show
loving-kindness and tender regard to all the peoples of the world. They must be
patient and long-suffering, that they may grow to become the divine magnets of
the Abhá Kingdom and acquire the dynamic power of the hosts of the realm on
high.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
