Whoso ariseth to teach Our Cause must needs detach himself
from all earthly things, and regard, at all times, the triumph of Our Faith as
his supreme objective. This hath, verily, been decreed in the Guarded Tablet.
And when he determineth to leave his home, for the sake of the Cause of his
Lord, let him put his whole trust in God, as the best provision for his
journey, and array himself with the robe of virtue. Thus
hath it been decreed by God, the Almighty, the All-Praised.
If he be kindled with the fire of His love, if he forgoeth
all created things, the words he uttereth shall set on fire them that hear him.
Verily, thy Lord is the Omniscient, the All-Informed. Happy is the man that
hath heard Our voice, and answered Our call. He, in truth, is of them that
shall be brought nigh unto Us. (Baha’u’llah, ‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
