I know not, O my God, whether I should speak forth the
wonders of Thy praise among Thy servants, and lay bare before them the secrets
of Thy mercy and the mysteries of Thy Cause, or keep them wrapped up within the
receptacle of my heart. Though the lover be loth to share with any one the
intimate conversation of his beloved, yet at whatever time Thine inescapable
commandment to declare Thy Cause reacheth me, I will unhesitatingly obey it. I
would proclaim Thee, undeterred by the darts of affliction that may rain down
upon me from the clouds of Thy decree.
I swear by Thy might! Neither the hosts of the earth nor
those of heaven can keep me back from revealing the things I am commanded to
manifest. I have no will before Thy will, and can cherish no desire in the face
of Thy desire. By Thy grace I am, at all times, ready to serve Thee and am rid
of all attachment to any one except Thee.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Prayers and Meditations
by Baha’u’llah’)
