, the gifts of God are in such profusion as to
rush like a torrent, overflow as a sea, and shower as rain. Gird up thy
loins, strengthen thy back, make firm thy feet, and exert thyself in
quickening souls, dilating breasts, illumining insights, giving hearing to
ears, and attracting hearts. Unseal the jars of the choice wine of the
love of God, and give the craving ones to drink from this cup which is
overflowing with the knowledge of God.

O my friend, the affection of my heart unto thee cannot be expressed
through any interpretation, and I can hardly write it or acknowledge it:
Turn with thy breast unto the heart of Abdul-Baha, and then this concealed
fact will be disclosed, and the hidden mystery [be] unveiled unto thee.

Verily, I beseech God to make thee a tree with ripened fruits within
reach, overshadowing those regions.

It is incumbent upon thee to be meek, to be humble, to be submissive and
suppliant before the Threshold of the Merciful. It is incumbent upon thee
to serve the beloved of God in that spiritual clime.

Send my greeting and praise to thy revered wife, to thy esteemed daughter
and to thy other children. I beg of God to enable all of them to render
service to His Cause in His great vineyard.

"O thou who hast arisen to render service to the Cause..."

O thou who hast arisen to render service to the Cause of God in His Great
Vineyard!

Verily, I have already written thee several letters, and sent them to thee
at different times. Now, I address thee with such words whereby the souls
of the proximate ones are rejoiced, and the faces of the sincere ones are
cheered.

O my friend, verily the Cause is great and great, and the penetration of
the Word of God in the temple (body) of all the regions is similar to the
pervasion of the soul in a sound body.

By the life of Baha', verily, the power of the Kingdom of God hath taken
hold of the pillars of the world, and hath possessed all the nations. Thou
wilt surely find the standards of the Testament waving in all regions, the
chanting of the verses of unity raised in exalted assemblies, and the
lights of the Sun of Truth and its heat dispersing the thick clouds massed
on the horizon. Be rejoiced at this glad-tidings, whereby the hearts of
the sincere among the beloved are cheered.

O my friend, isolate all thy faculties and senses from every other mention
and thought, and follow the example of Abdul-Baha in servitude to the Holy
and Exalted