O thou who warmest thyself by the fire of the love of God,
spreading from the Tree of the Covenant! Let thy soul be at ease and thy heart
in peace concerning the perfect success and progress which the pen is not able
to express, for in a short time thou shalt see the flag of the Kingdom waving
in those far and wide regions, and the lights of the Truth shining brilliantly
in its dawn above those horizons, and thou shalt know that thou art the center
of the circle of the love of God, the axis around which souls revolve in their
way and supplication to God. Therefore, thou must widen thy heart, dilate thy
breast, have patience in plenty, calmness of soul and cut thyself from
everything but God! By God, the truth is, if thou goest according to the
teachings of Abd [1] and followest the
steps of Him who is annihilated in God, thou shalt see that the cohorts of the
Kingdom of God will come to thy help, one after another, and that the hosts of
the Might of God will be in thy presence in steady succession, the gates of the
great victory opened and the rays of the brilliant morning diffused! By thy
life, O my beloved! if thou didst know what God hath ordained for thee, thou
wouldst fly with delight and thy happiness, gladness and joy would increase
every hour! Baha be upon thee!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 2)
[1] Means servant, a reference to Abdul-Baha
