At the time His Holiness Jesus Christ was crucified, there
were eleven disciples and even they were doubting -- Peter heading them --
until Mary the Magdalene, that lioness of God, strengthened them and was the
cause of confirming them. Then consider how great were the results! And now,
His Holiness Baha’u’llah, when He ascended, had half a million souls who were
self-sacrificing and all were perfectly firm and staunch! Consider what a
marvelous potency this will exercise. Rest assured in the favor of God, and
know that God is your Assister. So with great power, with great confidence,
strive that the lights of God may be spread and in this country from East to
West the light may be shining. Be confident! Have no doubt about it! This
banner of Baha’u’llah will be unfurled, waving toward all regions! The lights
of the Kingdom of God will illumine all these climes, and the call of God will
reach the hearing of all the American Republic!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (From
a talk, San Francisco, October 5, 1912; Star of the West, vol. 10, no. 13,
November 4, 1919)
