strength and endurance have by this
means been revealed in the plenitude of power, other men receive
instruction therefrom, and are made aware of how great must be their own
steadfastness and endurance under tests and trials. For the Divine
Educator must teach by word and also by deed, thus revealing to all the
straight pathway of truth.

As to my station, it is that of the servant of Baha; 'Abdu'l-Baha, the
visible expression of servitude to the Threshold of the Abha Beauty.

27: IN CYCLES GONE BY, EACH ONE OF THE MANIFESTATIONS OF ...

In cycles gone by, each one of the Manifestations of God hath had His own
rank in the world of existence, and each hath represented a stage in the
development of humanity. But the Manifestation of the Most Great Name--may
my life be a sacrifice for His loved ones--was an expression of the coming
of age, the maturing of man's inmost reality in this world of being. For
the sun is the source and well-spring of light and heat, the focal point
of splendours, and it compriseth all the perfections that are made
manifest by the other stars which have dawned upon the world. Make thou an
effort that thou mayest take thy place under the sun and receive an
abundant share of its dazzling light. In truth do I tell thee, once thou
hast attained this station, thou shalt behold the saints bowing down their
heads in all humility before Him. Haste thou to life before death cometh;
haste thou to the spring season before autumn draweth in; and before
illness striketh, haste thou to healing--that thou mayest become a
physician of the spirit who, with the breaths of the Holy Spirit, healeth
all manner of sickness in this famed and glorious age.

28: O LEAF UPON THE TREE OF LIFE! THE TREE OF LIFE, OF ...

O leaf upon the Tree of Life! The Tree of Life, of which mention is made
in the Bible, is Baha'u'llah, and the daughters of the Kingdom are the
leaves upon that blessed Tree. Then thank thou God that thou hast become
related to that Tree, and that thou art flourishing, tender and fresh.

The gates of the Kingdom are opened wide, and every favoured soul is
seated at the banquet table of the Lord, receiving his portion of that
heavenly feast. Praised be God, thou too art present at this table, taking
thy share of the bountiful food of heaven. Thou art serving the Kingdom,
and art well acquainted with the sweet savours of the Abha Paradise.

Then strive thou with all thy might to guide t