now thou, verily, Baha' was the Sun of Love and Peace, who shone forth
with the Light of Guidance and was a Spirit of Life to all regions. The
signs of His effulgence shall appear when the love of God shall influence
the hearts, just as the soul influenceth bodies. The clouds of darkness
shall be dispelled from the manifest light of love and peace, and from the
abundant bounty of reconciliation and tranquillity.

As to thee: Do not look at thy weakness and impotence; nay, look at the
power of thy Lord, which hath surrounded all regions. The sea of
forgiveness hath moved and the waves of pardon and beneficence have
submerged the people of sin. Be isolated from the grades of self and
desire, so that thou mayest succeed in that which behooveth the service of
the Kingdom of God, and that thou mayest be healed from every disease and
sickness.

As to the "white dove," it is the Holy Spirit. It shall flutter over thee
and over the head of the beloved of God.

Verily I beseech God to assist thee with the spirit of knowledge and
enable thee to be good and benevolent to all the people of religions.

"O thou who art advancing toward the Divine..."

O thou who art advancing toward the Divine Kingdom!

What thou hast written was understood and noted. Thou hast asked
concerning the station of this servant. The station of this servant is
servitude to the Holy Threshold (BAHA'O'LLAH) and I glory and honor in
this. Abdul-Baha is the standard of the divine love, the sign of the gift
of God, the servant of the assemblage of the merciful ones, the light of
the meeting of the spiritual ones. He is the orb of peace and
reconciliation and the light of love in the world of humanity. He is the
herald of the Kingdom of the Merciful One and the promulgator of the
religion of rectitude and security. This is the station of this servant!
This is the Truth!

I hope through the divine grace that the brilliancy of the love of God
will pervade all regions, and that he will remove warfare and strife from
the world of existence. Then the human world will become expressive of the
unity of the merciful world, the inferior world will become a clear and
purified mirror reflecting the Supreme Concourse, the East and West will
embrace each other like unto two longing ones and the North and South will
shake hands and clasp each other in the arms like unto two beloved ones.
This is the station of Abdul-Baha.

As to the light thou dost witness: It