ortion of those blessings that endure forever; and therefore,
as a returning of thanks for this bounty, rest ye not for a moment, sit ye
not silent, carry to men's ears the glad tidings of the Kingdom, spread
far and wide the Word of God.

Act in accordance with the counsels of the Lord: that is, rise up in such
wise, and with such qualities, as to endow the body of this world with a
living soul, and to bring this young child, humanity, to the stage of
adulthood. So far as ye are able, ignite a candle of love in every
meeting, and with tenderness rejoice and cheer ye every heart. Care for
the stranger as for one of your own; show to alien souls the same loving
kindness ye bestow upon your faithful friends. Should any come to blows
with you, seek to be friends with him; should any stab you to the heart,
be ye a healing salve unto his sores; should any taunt and mock at you,
meet him with love. Should any heap his blame upon you, praise ye him;
should he offer you a deadly poison, give him the choicest honey in
exchange; and should he threaten your life, grant him a remedy that will
heal him evermore. Should he be pain itself, be ye his medicine; should he
be thorns, be ye his roses and sweet herbs. Perchance such ways and words
from you will make this darksome world turn bright at last; will make this
dusty earth turn heavenly, this devilish prison place become a royal
palace of the Lord--so that war and strife will pass and be no more, and
love and trust will pitch their tents on the summits of the world. Such is
the essence of God's admonitions; such in sum are the teachings for the
Dispensation of Baha.

17: O YE WHO ARE THE CHOSEN ONES OF THE ABHA KINGDOM! ...

O ye who are the chosen ones of the Abha Kingdom! Praise ye the Lord of
Hosts for He, riding upon the clouds, hath come down to this world out of
the heaven of the invisible realm, so that East and West were lit by the
glory of the Sun of Truth, and the call of the Kingdom was raised, and the
heralds of the realm above, with melodies of the Concourse on high, sang
out the glad tidings of the Coming. Then the whole world of being did
quiver for joy, and still the people, even as the Messiah saith, slept on:
for the day of the Manifestation, when the Lord of Hosts descended, found
them wrapped in the slumber of unknowing. As He saith in the Gospel, My
coming is even as when the thief is in the house, and the goodman of the
house watcheth not.

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