and the heart that hath turned unto Him Who is the Point of
Adoration of all who are in the heavens and all who are on earth." "O
concourse of bishops! Ye are the stars of the heaven of My knowledge. My
mercy desireth not that ye should fall upon the earth. My justice,
however, declareth: 'This is that which the Son [Jesus] hath decreed.' And
whatsoever hath proceeded out of His blameless, His truthspeaking,
trustworthy mouth, can never be altered. The bells, verily, peal out My
Name, and lament over Me, but My spirit rejoiceth with evident gladness.
The body of the Loved One yearneth for the cross, and His head is eager
for the spear, in the path of the All-Merciful. The ascendancy of the
oppressor can in no wise deter Him from His purpose." And again: "The
stars of the heaven of knowledge have fallen, they that adduce the proofs
they possess in order to demonstrate the truth of My Cause, and who make
mention of God in My Name. When I came unto them, in My majesty, however,
they turned aside from Me. They, verily, are of the fallen. This is what
the Spirit [Jesus] prophesied when He came with the truth, and the Jewish
doctors caviled at Him, until they committed what made the Holy Spirit to
lament, and the eyes of such as enjoy near access to God to weep."

"Say: O concourse of priests! Leave the bells, and come forth, then, from
your churches. It behooveth you, in this day, to proclaim aloud the Most
Great Name among the nations. Prefer ye to be silent, whilst every stone
and every tree shouteth aloud: 'The Lord is come in His great glory!'?...
He that summoneth men in My name is, verily, of Me, and he will show forth
that which is beyond the power of all that are on earth. ...Let the Breeze
of God awaken you. Verily, it hath wafted over the world. Well is it with
him that hath discovered the fragrance thereof and been accounted among
the well-assured." And again: "O concourse of priests! The Day of
Reckoning hath appeared, the Day whereon He Who was in heaven hath come.
He, verily, is the One Whom ye were promised in the Books of God, the
Holy, the Almighty, the All-Praised. How long will ye wander in the
wilderness of heedlessness and superstition? Turn with your hearts in the
direction of your Lord, the Forgiving, the Generous."

"Say: O concourse of monks! Seclude not yourselves in churches and
cloisters. Come forth by My leave, and occupy yourselves with that which
will profit your souls and the souls of men. Thus