t joy,
because they indicate that the dear friends have, with willing efforts,
arisen to strengthen the foundation of love and harmony in their hearts.
This will surely release our beloved Shoghi Effendi from his grief, fill
his dear heart with joy and bring him to us again.

Since my last affectionate appeal to the beloved of God and 'Abdu'l-Baha's
spiritual children, the dear friends in every land have indeed shown a
wonderful spirit which has inspired us all with joy and gratitude. For
their confirmation and success we ardently pray at the Holy Shrines. I
hope and pray that your National Spiritual Assembly will this year be
favoured with divine support and unprecedented prosperity.

84: Your charming letter of June 20th has ...

(215) Your charming letter of June 20th has arrived and with it the
spiritual waves of your love and devotion to the welfare of the Cause of
God and to the prosperity of the dear friends throughout America.

I pray at the Holy Shrine of our beloved Lord, 'Abdu'l-Baha, to favour you
with the realization of the desire of your heart which contributes to the
joy and happiness of the beloved Guardian of the Cause, that is, service
towards the unity of the dear friends and the promulgation of the divine
Teachings which alone can redeem this lifeless world.

I am glad to tell you that the Guardian of the Cause of God is in good
health. The splendid attitude of the beloved friends in the East and the
West and their wonderfully sacrificial efforts in the service of the Cause
have greatly lightened the burden of grief upon his loving heart and so,
he may return to the Holy Land towards the end of summer when his entire
grief, we hope, will be replaced with joy and fragrances which are being
wafted to his dear heart.

85: Your numerous letters written to the ...

(216) Your numerous letters written to the beloved Guardian and myself
have all arrived and brought with them the sweet perfume of your devotion,
sincerity, strong faith and active and beautiful services you are
inexhaustibly rendering to the Cause of God. You should be happy, dear
Baha'i sister in being so wonderfully confirmed in your spiritual life.

The beloved Guardian of the Cause is nowadays in good health and through
the magnificent efforts the friends are exerting in every country to
strengthen and augment their bond of unity and love for one another, his
grief has been lightened and so we have great hope that he