Morning
O friend! Were but a single token to be revealed of the
Secret which hath lain wrapped in mystery, the hearts of all those who,
clinging to the things of men, have cast away the things of God, would be
thrown into perturbation. Shouldst thou, having meditated upon the words that
We have addressed to thee, arise with perfect steadfastness to act in such wise
as We have intimated, thou wouldst undoubtedly accomplish such things as have
been witnessed in a former age.
O friend! This Bird lieth imprisoned beneath the talons of cruelty and malice; It seeth for itself neither nest wherein to shelter nor heavenly expanse in which to fly. In such a plight as this, it summoneth mankind unto everlasting life. Blessed then be the attentive ear!
We beseech God to unite us in one holy court, and to graciously assist us to do that which is pleasing and acceptable unto Him.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Additional Tablets and Extracts from Tablets Revealed by Bahá’u’lláh; online Baha’i Reference Library of the Baha’i World Center)
Evening
Center your energies in the propagation of the Faith of God. Whoso is worthy of so high a calling, let him arise and promote it. Whoso is unable, it is his duty to appoint him who will, in his stead, proclaim this Revelation, whose power hath caused the foundations of the mightiest structures to quake, every mountain to be crushed into dust, and every soul to be dumbfounded.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
