O thou who art advancing to the Kingdom of God! Verily, I
pray God to make thee the sign of guidance among the maid-servants of the
Merciful, to enkindle in thy heart a spark of that fire which was ignited in
the Sinaiatic Tree and to give thee to drink and overflowing cup from the
choice wine of the love of God, until the intoxication of that wine may so
prevail upon thee that thou mayest thereby forget all else save God, be
attracted to the Beauty of God, glorify thy Lord and sanctify Him during morn
and eve.
O maid-servant of God! It is incumbent upon thee to be
severed from the desires of the world, and it is incumbent upon thee to be
attracted to the Supreme Kingdom. At that time thou wilt become fluent in
tongue and thou wilt speak in most eloquent words through the confimation of
the Holy Spirit. This is that gift which the Lord of Heaven hath promised.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
