Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord, my God! How can I
make mention of Thee, assured as I am that no tongue, however deep its wisdom,
can befittingly magnify Thy name, nor can the bird of the human heart, however
great its longing, ever hope to ascend into the heaven of Thy majesty and
knowledge.
If I describe Thee, O my God, as Him Who is the
All-Perceiving, I find myself compelled to admit that They Who are the highest
Embodiments of perception have been created by virtue of Thy behest. And if I
extol Thee as Him Who is the All-Wise, I, likewise, am forced to recognize that
the Well Springs of wisdom have themselves been generated through the operation
of Thy Will. And if I proclaim Thee as the Incomparable One, I soon discover
that they Who are the inmost essence of oneness have been sent down by Thee and
are but the evidences of Thine handiwork. And if I acclaim Thee as the Knower
of all things, I must confess that they Who are the Quintessence of knowledge
are but the creation and instruments of Thy Purpose. (Baha’u’llah, ‘Gleanings
from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
