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“O thou who are supplicating to God and turning to…” 705 |
I have read the texts of thy praise to God on the
occasion of the arrival of my letter to thee. Know thou,
that letter sent to thee by me, was only because of my
perfect love for thee and my pity upon thee, for I had
the desire that the fragrance of the Holy Spirit, which
hath perfumed all regions and imbued the entire body of
the world with the Spirit of Life, should pass over
thee and abide with thee. Notwithstanding the high
position it occupieth, still, with an eloquent tongue,
through which the Spirit moveth, hearts are attracted
and bosoms burn, it speaketh to the pure hearts and
to the good and righteous souls in every spot of the
earth. This is the powerful Spirit, the dazzling light,
the brilliant star and the overwhelming and universal
abundance. And, from its traces, spread and divulged
everywhere, thou wilt know and realize its influence and
comprehend its radiance. I ask God to expose thee by
its coals of fire and illuminate thee by its brightness.
Turn thyself wholly to it—thus thou shalt be enabled
to ascertain its influence and power, the strength of
its life and the greatness of its confirmation. Verily, I
say unto thee, that if for the appearance of that Divine
Essence thou desirest to have a definite proof, and indisputable
testimony and a strong, convincing evidence,
thou must prepare thyself to make thy heart empty and
thine eye ready to look only toward the Kingdom of
God. Then, at that time, the radiance of that widespread
effulgence will descend upon thee successively,
and that motion rendered thee by the Holy Spirit will
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make thee dispense with any other strong evidence that
leadeth to the appearance of this Light, because the
greatest and strongest proof for showing the abundance
of the Spirit to the bodies is the very appearance
of its power and influence in those bodies.
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