ficent Lord.

O my God! O my God! These are souls who have advanced toward Thy Kingdom;
their breasts dilated by supplicating to Thy Realm of Might; their eyes
anticipating the descent of Thy mercy; and their spirits rejoiced at Thy
grace and gift!

O my God! O my God! Guard them by the eye of Thy protection, preserve them
in the cave of Thy defence, deliver them from the grade of the contingent
world, protect them during the violence of tests and trials, and assist
them by a power from the breath of Thy Holy Spirit, in the world of
existence! Verily, Thou art the Beneficent, the Mighty, the Clement!

"O thou who art kindled by the Fire of Guidance which..."

O thou who art kindled by the Fire of Guidance which blazed and burnt in
the Tree of Sinai!

By the life of God, I am moved with joy by the mention of the beloved and
delighted in the love of the elect! And now, with a heart clear from aught
else save God and overflowing with the love of God, I mention thee,
supplicating God to make thee a lamp of guidance in those districts, that
out of thee the spirit of knowledge may be spread upon the hearts and
spirits until thou becomest a spring of fresh and sweet water whereto the
thirsty and earnest desirers will come to drink, and thus be satisfied
with the sweetness thereof.

Rejoice at this address which I hope from God will have a great effect on
thy heart and spirit and accordingly become the banner of the Supreme
Concourse in that distant and extensive spot(121) through which certain
nations and tribes would be directed with bright faces, rejoiced hearts
and speaking tongues uttering the praise of God.

"O thou who art advancing toward God!..."

O thou who art advancing toward God!

Verily I read thy letter which thou hast sent through Mrs. ........ and
was rejoiced at its contents, which indicated thy excessive love and thy
great passion for the Kingdom of God!

O my friend! Thank thou God for He hath illumined thy sight with a
radiance which is shining forth from the Sun of Truth; hath quickened
thee, and baptized thee with the water of life and with the fire of the
love of god.

I beg God to bless thee so that thou mayest diffuse the fragrances of God
in those countries and purify hearts from the filth of ignorance and to
make thy revered wife and honored daughters signs of His love among the
maid-servants of God, and to ordain for thee a reward befitting one who
hath attained (the vis