rments be cast aside and new garments put on; ancient politics
whose foundation is war be discarded and modern politics founded on peace
raise the standard of victory; the new star shine and gleam and the new
sun illumine and radiate; new flowers bloom; the new spring become known;
the new breeze blow; the new bounty descend; the new tree give forth new
fruit; the new voice become raised and this new sound reach the ears, that
the new will follow the new, and all the old furnishings and adornments be
cast aside and new decorations put in their places.

I desire for you all that you will have this great assistance and partake
of this great bounty, and that in spirit and heart you will strive and
endeavor until the world of war become the world of peace; the world of
darkness the world of light; satanic conduct be turned into heavenly
behavior; the ruined places become built up; the sword be turne dinto the
olive branch; the flash of hatred become the flame of the love of God and
the noise of the gun the voice of the Kingdom; the soldiers of death the
soldiers of life; all the nations of the world one nation; all races as
one race; and all national anthems harmonized into one melody.

Then this material realm will be Paradise, the earth Heaven, and the world
of Satan become the world of Angels.

"O ye Cohorts of God!..."

O ye(34) Cohorts of God!

A letter which was signed by you in general was received. Its content was
of the utmost beauty, sweetness, eloquence and perfection. While reading
it the utmost happiness was produced. It spoke of fasting during the month
of the Fast. Happy is your condition for you have executed the divine
command; and have arisen to fast in these blessed days. For this physical
fasting is a symbol of the spiritual fasting, that is, abstaining from all
carnal desires, becoming characterized with the attributes of the
spiritual ones, attracted to the heavenly fragrances and enkindled with
the fire of the love of God.

Likewise your letter was an evidence of the union and affinity of the
hearts. I hope that through the bounty and favors of the Most Glorious
Lord, in this new age, the regions of the West become the East of the Sun
of Truth, the believers of God become the dawning-places of lights, the
manifestors of the signs, be protected and guarded from the doubts of the
heedless ones, remain firm and steadfast in the Covenant and Testament,
and strive day and night in order to awa