The teaching work should under all conditions be actively
pursued by the believers because divine confirmations are dependent upon it.
Should a Bahá’í refrain from being fully, vigorously and wholeheartedly
involved in the teaching work he will undoubtedly be deprived of the blessings
of the Abhá Kingdom. Even so, this activity should be tempered with wisdom—not
that wisdom which requireth one to be silent and forgetful of such an
obligation, but rather that which requireth one to display divine tolerance,
love, kindness, patience, a goodly character, and holy deeds. In brief,
encourage the friends individually to teach the Cause of God and draw their
attention to this meaning of wisdom mentioned in the Writings, which is itself
the essence of teaching the Faith—but all this to be done with the greatest tolerance,
so that heavenly assistance and divine confirmation may aid the friends.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
