These gifts [“favors vouchsafed by Him unto mankind”] are
inherent in man himself. That which is preeminent above all other gifts, is
incorruptible in nature, and pertaineth to God Himself, is the gift of Divine
Revelation. Every bounty conferred by the Creator upon man, be it material or
spiritual, is subservient unto this. It is, in its essence, and will ever so
remain, the Bread which cometh down from Heaven. It is God’s supreme testimony,
the clearest evidence of His truth, the sign of His consummate bounty, the
token of His all-encompassing mercy, the proof of His most loving providence,
the symbol of His most perfect grace. He hath, indeed, partaken of this highest
gift of God who hath recognized His Manifestation in this Day.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
