O God! The trials
Thou sendest are a salve to the sores of all them who are devoted to Thy will;
the remembrance of Thee is a healing medicine to the hearts of such as have
drawn nigh unto Thy court; nearness to Thee is the true life of them who are
Thy lovers; Thy presence is the ardent desire of such as yearn to behold Thy
face; remoteness from Thee is a torment to those that have acknowledged Thy
oneness, and separation from Thee is death unto them that have recognized Thy
truth!
- Baha’u’llah (‘Prayers and Meditations of Baha’u’llah’)
