Before Me riseth up the Serpent of wrath with jaws stretched
to engulf Me, and behind Me stalketh the lion of anger intent on tearing Me in
pieces, and above Me, O My Well-Beloved, are the clouds of Thy decree, raining
upon Me the showers of tribulations, whilst beneath Me are fixed the spears of
misfortune, ready to wound My limbs and My body.
- Baha’u’llah (Quoted by Shoghi
Effendi in ‘The Promised Day is Come’)
