receive it) is more in
some and less in others. After the crucifixion the apostles had not in the
beginning the capacity and ability of witnessing the Messianic reality.
For they were agitated. But when they found firmness and steadfastness
their inner sight became opened, and they saw the reality of the Messiah
as manifest. For the body of Christ was crucified and vanished, but the
Spirit of Christ is always pouring upon the contingent world, and is
manifest before the insight of the people of assurance.

O thou seeker of the kingdom of God! If thou wishest thy speech and
utterance to take effect in the hardened hearts, be thou severed from all
attachment to this world and turn unto the Kingdom of God. Enkindle the
fire of the love of God in the heart with such intensity that thou mayest
become a flame of fire and a luminous lamp of guidance. At that time thy
speech will take effect within the hearts, through the confirmation of the
Holy Spirit.

"O thou sincere servant of the Lord of the Kingdom!..."

O thou sincere servant of the Lord of the Kingdom!

Thou art favored and accepted in the Threshold of His Highness the
Incomparable One, and art beloved and praised in the presence of
Abdul-Baha. Thy services in the divine kingdom are evident and registered
and the most eminent reward and the most great bounty are destined and in
store for thee. The confirmation which hath descended unto thee is
conducive to unlimited favor. Therefore, be thou engaged in the
glorification of the Forgiving Lord.

"O thou whose heart is filled with the Love of God!..."

O thou whose heart is filled with the Love of God!

I was informed of thy longing for meeting (me) and that thy breast is
boiling with the love of God. Blessed are thou for this wish.

O maid-servant of God! Beseech thou God to be filled with His love and
make thy tongue fluent with the glorification of God.

Verily, I supplicate God to forgive thy father and to submerge him in the
sea of forgiveness and pardon.

Be not grieved at the death of that infant child, for it is placed in
trust for thee before thy Lord in His great Kingdom.

Verily God will bestow upon thee that whereby thy heart shall be rejoiced
and thy breast shall be dilated. Verily thy Lord is compassionate and
merciful!

"O thou favored maid-servant in the Threshold of the..."

O thou favored maid-servant in the Threshold of the Almighty!

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