O people! Do ye flee from the mercy of God after it hath
pervaded all that is in the heavens and on the earth? Barter not away that
mercy wherewith God hath favoured you, nor withhold yourselves therefrom, for
they that turn away are indeed in grievous loss. The mercy of God is like unto
the verses that are sent down from one same heaven: The true believers quaff
therefrom the wine of everlasting life, while the ungodly drink a scalding
draught. And whensoever the verses of God are rehearsed unto them, the fire of
hatred is kindled in their breasts. Thus do they barter away the bounty that
God hath bestowed upon them and are reckoned among the heedless.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Days of Remembrance’)
