The consummate wisdom of God, however, is manifold and not
every soul is apprised of its mysteries. Indeed, His all-encompassing mercy and
His all-embracing wisdom entail certain exigencies that transcend the ken of
human mind. Sorrow not, then, if trials, tribulations and adversities wax ever
more severe, for the grace and bestowals of God are likewise unceasing. How
often doth man flee from one thing, fixing all his hopes upon another, yet in
the end it becometh apparent that the object of desire is harmful and
deleterious, whereas the thing despised is the source of advantage and
benefit!
Tread, therefore, the path of acquiescence and resignation.
Let no hardship sadden thy heart, nor set thy hope upon any worldly gifts. Be
happy and content with whatsoever God hath willed, that thy heart and soul may
find tranquility and thine inner being and conscience may experience true joy.
Erelong shall this hardship and tribulation pass away and inner peace and joy
be attained.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From a Tablet; compilation: ‘Give Me Thy Grace to
Serve Thy Loved Ones’, prepared by the International Teaching Center for the
Continental Counsellors and their Auxiliaries, May 2018)
