glory, Its beauty, Its perfections, be
clearly visible in that mirror without stain, still It hath not come down
from Its own lofty station in the realms above, It hath not made Its way
into the mirror; rather doth It continue to abide, as It will forever, in
the supernal heights of Its own holiness.

And further, all the earth's creatures require the bounty of the sun, for
their very existence is dependent upon solar light and heat. Should they
be deprived of the sun, they would be wiped out. This is the being with
God, as referred to in the Holy Books: man must be with his Lord.

It is clear, then, that the essential reality of God is revealed in His
perfections; and the sun, with its perfections, reflected in a mirror, is
a visible thing, an entity clearly expressing the bounty of God.

My hope is that thou wilt acquire a perceptive eye, a hearing ear, and
that the veils will be removed from thy sight.

22: O THOU WHO ART TURNING THY FACE TOWARDS GOD! ...

O thou who art turning thy face towards God! Close thine eyes to all
things else, and open them to the realm of the All-Glorious. Ask
whatsoever thou wishest of Him alone; seek whatsoever thou seekest from
Him alone. With a look He granteth a hundred thousand hopes, with a glance
He healeth a hundred thousand incurable ills, with a nod He layeth balm on
every wound, with a glimpse He freeth the hearts from the shackles of
grief. He doeth as He doeth, and what recourse have we? He carrieth out
His Will, He ordaineth what He pleaseth. Then better for thee to bow down
thy head in submission, and put thy trust in the All-Merciful Lord.

23: O THOU WHO DOST SEARCH AFTER TRUTH! THY LETTER OF ...

O thou who dost search after truth! Thy letter of 13 December 1920 hath
come.

From the days of Adam until today, the religions of God have been made
manifest, one following the other, and each one of them fulfilled its due
function, revived mankind, and provided education and enlightenment. They
freed the people from the darkness of the world of nature and ushered them
into the brightness of the Kingdom. As each succeeding Faith and Law
became revealed it remained for some centuries a richly fruitful tree and
to it was committed the happiness of humankind. However, as the centuries
rolled by, it aged, it flourished no more and put forth no fruit,
wherefore was it then made young again.

The religion of God is one religion, but it must ever be renewed