the disciples of Christ
were physically weak and apparently vanquished by the persecution of every
king, yet in the end were victorious over all and brought them under their
protection.

"O thou maid-servant of God!..."

O thou maid-servant of God!

Thy letter was received. Thou hast written of the organization of an
assembly in that city. Look not at the small number; nay, rather seek the
pure hearts. One holy soul is better than one thousand other souls. If a
few souls gather together in a beloved meeting with the feelings of the
Kingdom, with the divine attractions, with pure hearts and with absolute
purity and holiness, to consort in spirit and fragrance, that gathering
will have its effect upon all the world. The conditions, the words and the
deeds of that gathering will lead a world to eternal happiness and will be
an evidence of the favors of the Kingdom. The Holy Spirit will strengthen
them and the hosts of the Supreme Concourse will render them victorious
and the angels of Abha will come in succession. By angels is meant the
divine confirmations and heavenly powers. Angels are also those holy souls
who have severed attachment to the earthly world, who are free from the
fetters of self and passion and who have attached their hearts to the
Divine Realm and the Merciful Kingdom. They are of the Kingdom, heavenly;
they are of the Merciful One, divine. They are the manifestations of the
divine grace and the dawns of spiritual bounty.

O maid-servant of God! Thank God! Thy dear husband inhaled a breath of the
rose-garden of the Kingdom. Now thou must draw him nearer daily through
the love of God and good conduct.

The San Francisco(235) occurrences were great. Such events ought to awaken
people and they should attach themselves less to the mortal world; for the
earthly world hath such painful experiences and offers such cups from the
bitter wine.

"O thou dear maid-servant of God!..."

O thou dear maid-servant of God!

Thy letter and that of thy revered daughter were received last year, but
the storm of trials was so severe as to hinder the writing of the answers.
You will certainly excuse. But I have implored and supplicated the Kingdom
of Abha for you and have sought help and grace (in your behalf). Thus may
your hearts be set aglow with the fire of the love of God and [may it]
burn away the self-life. Night and day may you serve the divine garden,
endeavor to promulgate the lights of the k