O thou maid-servant of the Blessed Perfection! Be thou not
sad, neither be thou unhappy, although the divine tests are violent, yet are
they conducive to the life of the soul and the heart. The more often the pure
gold is thrown into the furnace of test, the greater will become its purity and
brilliancy and it will acquire a new splendor and brightness. I hope that thou
art thyself in such a position.
Consider thou the lives of the former sanctified souls; what
tests have they not withstood and what persecutions have they not beheld; while
they were surrounded with calamities they increased their firmness and while
they were overwhelmed with tests they manifested more zeal and courage. Be thou
also like unto them.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 2)
