We have made Thee [‘Abdu’l-Baha] a shelter for all mankind, a
shield unto all who are in heaven and on earth, a stronghold for whosoever hath
believed in God, the Incomparable, the All-Knowing. God grant that through Thee
He may protect them, may enrich and sustain them, that He may
inspire Thee with that which shall be a wellspring of wealth unto all created
things, an ocean of bounty unto all men, and the dayspring of mercy unto all
peoples.
(Baha’u’llah, quoted by Shoghi Effendi in ‘The World Order of
Baha’u’llah’)
