THE BAHÁ’ÍS MUST WORK WITH HEART AND SOUL TO BRING ABOUT A BETTER CONDITION IN THE WORLD
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How joyful it is to see such a meeting as this, for it
is in truth a gathering together of ‘heavenly men’.
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We are all united in one Divine purpose, no material
motive is ours, and our dearest wish is to spread the
Love of God throughout the world!
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We work and pray for the unity of mankind, that
all the races of the earth may become one race, all
the countries one country, and that all hearts may beat
as one heart, working together for perfect unity and
brotherhood.
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Praise be to God that our efforts are sincere and that
our hearts are turned to the Kingdom. Our greatest
longing is that truth may be established in the world,
and in this hope we draw near to one another in love
and affection. Each and all are whole-hearted and selfless,
willing to sacrifice all personal ambition to the
grand ideal towards which they strive: Brotherly love
and peace and union among men!
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Doubt not that God is with us, on our right hand
and on our left, that day by day He will cause our
numbers to increase, and that our meetings will grow
in strength and usefulness.
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It is my dearest hope that you may all become a
blessing to others, that you may give sight to the
spiritually blind, hearing to the spiritually deaf and
life to those who are dead in sin.
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May you help those sunk in materiality to realize
their Divine son-ship, and encourage them to arise and
be worthy of their birthright; so that by your endeavour
the world of humanity may become the
Kingdom of God and of His elect.
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I thank God that we are at one in this grand ideal,
that my longings are also yours and that we work
together in perfect unity.
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Today, upon the earth, one sees the sad spectacle of
cruel war! Man slays his brother man for selfish gain,
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and to enlarge his territories! For this ignoble ambition
hate has taken possession of his heart, and more and
more blood is shed!
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Fresh battles are fought, the armies are increased,
more cannon, more guns, more explosives of all kinds
are sent out—so does bitterness and hate augment
from day to day!
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But this assembly, thank God, longs only for peace
and unity, and must work with heart and soul to
bring about a better condition in the world.
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You who are the servants of God fight against
oppression, hate and discord, so that wars may cease
and God’s laws of peace and love may be established
among men.
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Work! Work with all your strength, spread the
Cause of the Kingdom among men; teach the self-sufficient
to turn humbly towards God, the sinful to
sin no more, and await with glad expectation the
coming of the Kingdom.
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Love and obey your Heavenly Father, and rest
assured that Divine help is yours. Verily I say unto you
that you shall indeed conquer the world!
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Only have faith, patience and courage—this is but
the beginning, but surely you will succeed, for God is
with you!
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