O Navváb! O Leaf that hath sprung from My Tree, and been My
companion! My glory be upon thee, and My loving-kindness, and My mercy that
hath surpassed all beings. We announce unto thee that which will gladden thine
eye, and assure thy soul, and rejoice thine heart. Verily, thy Lord is the
Compassionate, the All-Bountiful. God hath been and will be pleased with thee,
and hath singled thee out for His own Self, and chosen thee from among His
handmaidens to serve Him, and hath made thee the companion of His Person in the
day-time and in the night-season.
(Baha’u’llah, quoted by Shoghi Effendi in a letter dated December 21, 1939; ‘Messages to
America’)
