Physical nearness or remoteness is of no importance; the
essential fact is the spiritual affinity and ideal nearness Judas Iscariot was for a long time favored in
the holy court of His Holiness Christ, yet he was entirely far and remote;
while Paul, the apostle, was in close embrace with His Holiness. - ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Tablets of `Abdu’lBahá, vol. 3)
