Morning
In the manifestation of the Apostle of God all were eagerly
awaiting Him, yet thou hast heard how He was treated at the time of His
appearance, in spite of the fact that if ever they beheld Him in their dreams
they would take pride in them.
Likewise in the manifestation of the Point of the Bayán, the people stood up at the mention of His Name and fervently implored His advent night and day, and if they dreamt of Him they gloried in their dreams; yet now that He hath revealed Himself, invested with the mightiest testimony, whereby their own religion is vindicated, and despite the incalculable number of people who yearningly anticipate His coming, they are resting comfortably in their homes, after having hearkened to His verses; while He at this moment is confined in the mountain of Mákú, lonely and forsaken.
- The Báb (From Persian Bayan; ‘Selections from the Writings of the Báb)
Evening
Thou hast known how grievously the Prophets of God, His Messengers and Chosen Ones, have been afflicted. Meditate a while on the motive and reason which have been responsible for such a persecution. At no time, in no Dispensation, have the Prophets of God escaped the blasphemy of their enemies, the cruelty of their oppressors, the denunciation of the learned of their age, who appeared in the guise of uprightness and piety. Day and night they passed through such agonies as none can ever measure, except the knowledge of the one true God, exalted be His glory.
- Baha'u'llah (‘Gleanings from the
Writings of Baha'u'llah’)
