We have also heard that thou hast entrusted the reins of
counsel into the hands of the representatives of the people. Thou, indeed, hast
done well, for thereby the foundations of the edifice of thine affairs will be
strengthened, and the hearts of all that are beneath thy shadow, whether high
or low, will be tranquillized. It behooveth them, however, to be trustworthy
among His servants, and to regard themselves as the representatives of all that
dwell on earth. This is what counselleth them, in this Tablet, He Who is the
Ruler, the All-Wise. And if any one of them directeth himself towards the
Assembly, let him turn his eyes unto the Supreme Horizon, and say: ‘O my God! I
ask Thee, by Thy most glorious Name, to aid me in that which will cause the
affairs of Thy servants to prosper, and Thy cities to flourish. Thou, indeed,
hast power over all things!’ Blessed is he that entereth the Assembly for the
sake of God, and judgeth between men with pure justice. He, indeed, is of the
blissful.
(Baha’u’llah, quoting a passage from His Tablet to Queen Victoria; ‘Epistle
to the Son of Wolf’)
