Adorn thyself with My virtues, in such wise that should anyone
stretch forth the hand of oppression against thee, thou wouldst neither take
notice nor contend with him. Leave him to the judgement of thy Lord, the
All-Powerful, the Almighty, the Self-Subsisting, and be thou long-suffering
under all conditions. By God! This is one of Mine attributes, though none but
the sincere are apprised of it. Know thou then that the patient sighs of the
oppressed are dearer to God than all deeds, could ye but comprehend it. Be
patient in whatsoever may befall thee, and put thy trust in God, thy Lord, in
all thine affairs. He, verily, doth suffice thee against the harm inflicted by
all that have been and shall be, and doth protect thee within the shelter of
His Cause and the stronghold of His custody. - Baha’u’llah (‘Additional Tablets
and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh’; Baha’i Reference Library of
the Baha’i World Center)
