O thou dear maid-servant of God! The souls who bear the
tests of God become the manifestations of great bounties; for the divine trials
cause some souls to become entirely lifeless, while they cause the holy souls
to ascend to the highest degree of love and solidity. They cause progress and
they also cause retrogression. - ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Tablets of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, vol. 2)
