O maid-servant of God! Verily, I pray God to sanctify thee
from the material and thus clothe thee with the garment of holiness and the
mantle of purity and send through thee the glad-tidings of thy Lord from the
Kingdom of Heaven.
O maid-servant of God! It is incumbent upon thee to be firm
and steadfast, for by it man attains the greatest hope. Bear every difficulty
and be content with any ordeal for the love of thy Lord, so that thou mayest
obtain that favor, the lights of which shine throughout the horizons.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha ('Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 2')
