Morning
Were the mysteries, that are known to none except God, to be unraveled, the whole of mankind would witness the evidences of perfect and consummate justice. With a certitude that none can question, all men would cleave to His commandments, and would scrupulously observe them. We, verily, have decreed in Our Book a goodly and bountiful reward to whosoever will turn away from wickedness and lead a chaste and godly life. He, in truth, is the Great Giver, the All-Bountiful.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of
Baha’u’llah’)
Evening
I testify that thou [House of Baha’u’llah in Baghdad] art
the scene of His transcendent glory, His most holy habitation. Out of thee hath
gone forth the Breath of the All-Glorious, a Breath that hath breathed over all
created things, and filled with joy the breasts of the devout that dwell in the
mansions of Paradise. The Concourse on high, and they that inhabit the Cities
of the Names of God, weep over thee, and bewail the things that have befallen
thee.
Thou art still the symbol of the names and attributes of the Almighty, the Point towards which the eyes of the Lord of earth and heaven are directed. There hath befallen thee what hath befallen the Ark in which God’s pledge of security had been made to dwell. Well is it with him that apprehendeth the intent of these words, and recognizeth the purpose of Him Who is the Lord of all creation.
- Baha’u’llah (‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha’u’llah’)
