O My beloved friends! You are the bearers of the name of God
in this Day. You have been chosen as the repositories of His mystery. It
behoves each one of you to manifest the attributes of God, and to exemplify by
your deeds and words the signs of His righteousness, His power and glory. The
very members of your body must bear witness to the loftiness of your purpose,
the integrity of your life, the reality of your faith, and the exalted
character of your devotion. ... Beseech the Lord your God to grant that no
earthly entanglements, no worldly affections, no ephemeral pursuits, may
tarnish the purity or embitter the sweetness of that grace which flows through
you. I am preparing you for the advent of a mighty Day. Exert your utmost
endeavour that, in the world to come, I, who am now instructing you, may,
before the mercy-seat of God, rejoice in your deeds and glory in your
achievements. –
- The Bab (The parting words to the Letters of the Living; ‘The
Dawn-Breakers’)
