And when the entire creation was stirred up, and the whole
earth was convulsed, and the sweet savors of Thy name, the All-Praised, had
almost ceased to breathe over Thy realms, and the winds of Thy mercy had
well-nigh been stilled throughout Thy dominions, Thou didst, through the power
of Thy might, raise me up among Thy servants, and bid me to show forth Thy
sovereignty amidst Thy people. Thereupon I arose before all Thy creatures,
strengthened by Thy help and Thy power, and summoned all the multitudes unto
Thee, and announced unto all Thy servants Thy favors and Thy gifts, and invited
them to turn towards this Ocean, every drop of the waters of which crieth out,
proclaiming unto all that are in heaven and on earth that He is, in truth, the
Fountain of all life, and the Quickener of the entire creation, and the Object
of the adoration of all worlds, and the Best-Beloved of every understanding
heart, and the Desire of all them that are nigh unto Thee.
(Baha’u’llah,
‘Prayers and Meditations of Baha’u’llah’)
