Considering this most mighty enterprise, it beseemeth them
that love Him to gird up the loins of their endeavor, and to fix their thoughts
on whatever will ensure the victory of the cause of God, rather than commit
vile and contemptible deeds. Wert thou to consider, for but a little while, the
outward works and doings of Him Who is the Eternal Truth, thou wouldst fall
down upon the ground, and exclaim: O Thou Who art the Lord of Lords! I testify
that Thou art the Lord of all creation, and the Educator of all beings, visible
and invisible. I bear witness that Thy power hath encompassed the entire
universe, and that the hosts of the earth can never dismay Thee, nor can the
dominion of all peoples and nations deter Thee from executing Thy purpose. I
confess that Thou hast no desire except the regeneration of the whole world,
and the establishment of the unity of its peoples, and the salvation of all
them that dwell therein.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
