nessed in that age. We prove, therefore,
that the Manifestation of God and the law of God accomplish unity.

It is self-evident that humanity is at variance. Human tastes differ;
thoughts, native lands, races and tongues are many. The need of a
collective center by which these differences may be counterbalanced and
the people of the world be unified is obvious. Consider how nothing but a
spiritual power can bring about this unification, for material conditions
and mental aspects are so widely different that agreement and unity are
not possible through outer means. It is possible, however, for all to
become unified through one spirit, just as all may receive light from one
sun. Therefore, assisted by the collective and divine center which is the
law of God and the reality of His Manifestation, we can overcome these
conditions until they pass away entirely and the races advance.

Consider the time of Christ. Peoples, races and governments were many;
religions, sects and denominations were various; but when Christ appeared,
the Messianic reality proved to be the collective center which unified
them beneath the same tabernacle of agreement. Reflect upon this. Could
Jesus Christ have united these divergent factors or brought about such
results through political power? Was this unity and agreement possible
through material forces? It is evident that it was not; nay, rather, these
various peoples were brought together through a divine power, through the
breaths of the Holy Spirit. They were blended and quickened by the
infusion of a new life. The spirituality of Christ overcame their
difficulties so that their disagreements passed away completely. In this
way these divergent peoples were unified and became welded in a bond of
love which alone can unite hearts. Therefore, it is shown that the divine
Manifestations, the holy Mouthpieces of God, are the Collective Centers of
God. These heavenly Messengers are the real Shepherds of humanity, for
whenever They appear in the world They unite the scattered sheep. The
Collective Center has always appeared in the Orient. Abraham, Moses, Jesus
Christ, Muhammad were Collective Centers of Their day and time, and all
arose in the East. Today Baha'u'llah is the Collective Center of unity for
all mankind, and the splendor of His light has likewise dawned from the
East. He founded the oneness of humanity in Persia. He established harmony
and agreement among the various peoples of religious bel