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’)
