How wondrous is the unity of the Living, the Ever-Abiding
God—a unity which is exalted above all limitations, that transcendeth the
comprehension of all created things! He hath, from everlasting, dwelt in His
inaccessible habitation of holiness and glory, and will unto everlasting
continue to be enthroned upon the heights of His independent sovereignty and
grandeur. How lofty hath been His incorruptible Essence, how completely
independent of the knowledge of all created things, and how immensely exalted
will it remain above the praise of all the inhabitants of the heavens and the
earth!
From the exalted source, and out of the essence of His favor
and bounty He hath entrusted every created thing with a sign of His knowledge,
so that none of His creatures may be deprived of its share in expressing, each
according to its capacity and rank, this knowledge. This sign is the mirror of
His beauty in the world of creation. The greater the effort exerted for the
refinement of this sublime and noble mirror, the more faithfully will it be made
to reflect the glory of the names and attributes of God, and reveal the wonders
of His signs and knowledge. Every created thing will be enabled (so great is
this reflecting power) to reveal the potentialities of its pre-ordained
station, will recognize its capacity and limitations, and will testify to the
truth that “He, verily, is God; there is none other God besides Him.”...
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
