nasmuch as rendering service to the
maid-servants of God is a mighty crown, which all the greatest queens
among women will glory to wear.

O maid-servant of God! thou oughtest to pray; thou oughtest to be
suppliant; thou oughtest to be humble in every time and moment.

I beg of God to enable thee to serve Him in His glorious vineyard, and in
His garden, by the holy fragrances of which all regions are perfumed in
this great day.

As to thy coming to this land, there is no harm in that. Thou art
permitted to come and this is an ample reward unto thee.

"O thou believer in God!..."

O thou believer in God!

Thy letter was received and from its contents happiness was realized. It
was a proof of faith and assurance and of firmness in the Covenant and
Testament.

Desire thou through the bounty and mercy of the Lord of Might that He make
thee a cause of spreading the fragrances of God and confirm thee in the
service of the Kingdom of God.

The letter of Mrs. ........ was considered and for thy sake a letter was
written her. It is enclosed.

I pray God and supplicate the Threshold of Mercy for both of you that you
may attain to that which is the will of God and may be aided and
strengthened (while) in this mortal world.

There is much work and I have not the leisure to write more than this.

"O thou who has turned towards the Lights of the..."

O thou who has turned towards the Lights of the Alliance!

Verily, I greet thee from the White Place, the bright, blessed Holy Land,
and say: "Greeting and praise and blessings and glory be upon thee, O thou
believer in God, and (O thou) enkindled by the fire of the love of God!

"Verily, the Lord of Hosts shall watch thee with the gaze of the eye of
favor and shall assist thee in a matter whereby thy breast shall rejoice
and thine eye shall brighten and thine affairs shall be arranged and
composed from all directions."

Therefore, thou wilt call and say: "Blessing be upon me for this great
favor and for this manifest success!"

"O thou who art directed unto God!..."

O thou who art directed unto God!

Verily, I saw thy photograph and was rejoiced by perceiving thy illumined
likeness, which proved the purity of thy heart and thy being well directed
unto God.

Strive with thy power to paint thy likeness on the pages of the hearts
with such beauty as to brighten the minds. That beauty is the splendor of
the Merciful and the glad-tidings of th