December 26

By the righteousness of Him Whose power causeth the seed to germinate and Who breatheth the spirit of life into all things, were I to be assured that in the day of His Manifestation thou wilt deny Him, I would unhesitatingly disown thee and repudiate thy faith.... If, on the other hand, I be told that a Christian, who beareth no allegiance to My Faith, will believe in Him, the same will I regard as the apple of Mine eye." 

- The Báb (Addressing “Siyyid Yahyay-i-Darabi, surnamed Vahid, the most learned and influential among his followers”; quoted by  Shoghi Effendi in ‘The World Order of Baha'u'llah’)