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O ye who are the chosen ones of the
From amongst all mankind hath He chosen you, and your eyes have been opened to the light of guidance and your ears attuned to the music of the Company above; and blessed by abounding grace, your hearts and souls have been born into new life. Thank ye and praise ye God that the hand of infinite bestowals hath set upon your heads this gem-studded crown, this crown whose lustrous jewels will forever flash and sparkle down all the reaches of time.
To thank Him for this, make ye a mighty effort, and
choose for yourselves a noble goal. Through the power of
faith, obey ye the teachings of God, and let all your actions
conform to His laws. Read ye "The Hidden Words", ponder
the inner meanings thereof, act in accord therewith. Read,
with close attention, the Tablets of
Raise ye a clamour like unto a roaring sea; like a prodigal
cloud, rain down the grace of heaven. Lift up your voices
and sing out the songs of the
The portals of His blessings are opened wide and His signs are published abroad and the glory of truth is blazing forth; inexhaustible are the blessings. Know ye the value of this time. Strive ye with all your hearts, raise up your voices and shout, until this dark world be filled with light, and this narrow place of shadows be widened out, and this dust heap of a fleeting moment be changed into a mirror for the eternal gardens of heaven, and this globe of earth receive its portion of celestial grace.
Then will aggression crumble away, and all that maketh
for disunity be destroyed, and the structure of oneness be
raised--that the Blessed Tree may cast its shade over east
and west, and the Tabernacle of the singleness of man be
set up on the high summits, and flags that betoken love and
fellowship flutter from their staffs around the world until
the sea of truth lift high its waves, and earth bring forth the
roses and sweet herbs of blessings without end, and become
from pole to pole the
These are the counsels of
At all times do I speak of you and call you to mind. I pray unto the Lord, and with tears I implore Him to rain down all these blessings upon you, and gladden your hearts, and make blissful your souls, and grant you exceeding joy and heavenly delights....
O Thou loving Provider! These souls have hearkened to the summons of the Kingdom, and have gazed upon the glory of the Sun of Truth. They have risen upward to the refreshing skies of love; they are enamoured of Thy nature, and they worship Thy beauty. Unto Thee have they turned themselves, speaking together of Thee, seeking out Thy dwelling, and thirsting for the waterbrooks of Thy heavenly realm.Thou art the Giver, the Bestower, the Ever-loving.
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