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“O ye servants of God and maid-servants of the…” |
O ye
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servants of God and maid-servants of the
Merciful!
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I hope that upon the coming of each auspicious day
the friends of God may become doubled, that is, may
become twofold; that the gentle fragrances of the love
of God may be spread so universally that large cohorts
enter under the shadow of the Word of God in a short
space of time, and arise to serve, according to the
heavenly instructions, in order that strife and warfare
may vanish wholly from the human world, and the
beauty of love, friendship and harmony may appear
with such an appearance that all the intellects may
become astonished, all the souls entranced and all the
hearts attracted.
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O ye friends! O ye maid-servants of the Merciful!
Should ye realize in what a state this Tablet is written,
assuredly ye will soar heavenward with joy and exultations
and begin to cry out: “Glad-tidings! Glad-tidings!”
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Today the whole world is heedless and ye are aware;
all are in sleep and ye are wide awake; all are deprived
and ye are the custodians of the mysteries of the Kingdom!
Therefore, to render thanks for these bounties,
open ye the tongue of praise and glorification and engage
yourselves in the divine commemoration, in order that
the confirmation may be added and the assistance may
become renewed!
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1. | To the Washington (D.C.) assembly. [ Back To Reference] |