Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas Part 15

"O ye who have advanced! O ye who are rejoiced!..."

O ye(57) who have advanced! O ye who are rejoiced!

Verily, G.o.d hath, through His grace and generosity, guided you toward His Kingdom, hath facilitated unto you every good, hath favored you with the bounty of guidance, hath made you signs of piety, hath caused a blessing to descend upon you from heaven, and hath made you banners of His commemoration among mankind.

Thank ye G.o.d for this gift, by reason of which the hearts of the Supreme Concourse are exhilarated. The fragrances of holiness shall soon be diffused and the breeze of grace shall blow from the direction of the providence of your Lord, whereby your mentioning will be exalted, your light will become scintillating, your backs will be strengthened and you joy will be perfected.

Make you feet firm in the love of G.o.d, arise to carry on the teachings of G.o.d, purify souls from desire and illumine faces with the light of guidance; so that ye may obtain the might gift and the great mercy.

"O ye sincere ones and ye who are attracted and moved..."

O ye(58) sincere ones and ye who are attracted and moved by the breeze of the favor of G.o.d!

Verily, I have read the names of your beloved a.s.sembly which deserves to be mentioned with sanct.i.ty and which attracts the confirmation of the loving Lord and seeks to attain to the favors of G.o.d, the Mighty, the Compa.s.sionate!

I beseech G.o.d at all times, with all supplication, humility and lowliness, to confirm these souls who have no purpose in their deliberation and consultations save to seek the merciful bounties and the divine invisible confirmations.

I hope and request, through the bounty of my Lord, that the greatest a.s.sistance and the most eminent confirmation be granted unto you when ye are firm and steadfast and withstand every difficulty which may befall you in spreading the Cause of G.o.d in those regions.

By the life of G.o.d, all the confirmations of the Kingdom of G.o.d will surround those whose hearts are firm, whose feet are steadfast and whose souls are tranquilized in the Most Great Cause.

Consider ye the past centuries, how a single one of the beloved of G.o.d withstood all the people on the earth because of his firmness in the love of G.o.d, and his entire turning of the heart toward the Kingdom of G.o.d and with the cup of his heart overflowing with the wine of the knowledge of G.o.d.

Be ye a.s.sured with the greatest a.s.surance that, verily, G.o.d will help those who are firm in His Covenant in every matter, through His confirmation and favor, the lights of which will shine forth unto the east of the earth, as well as the west thereof. He will make them the signs of guidance among the creation and as shining and glittering stars from all horizons.

Consequently, do ye beseech unto G.o.d and pray and supplicate Him and ask Him for the greatest gift and eminent favor.

"O thou who hast acknowledged the Kingdom of G.o.d!..."

O thou who hast acknowledged the Kingdom of G.o.d!

I received thy letter wherein thou hast confessed the appearance of the Kingdom of G.o.d at this time, declared His Oneness and believed in His Words. Blessed art thou for this clear confession! Thank the maid-servant of G.o.d .............. for she hath guided thee to this Path and declared to thee the Call of G.o.d. Shouldst thou offer all the treasures of the earth to her, they would not equal this great guidance.

Depend upon G.o.d, be sincere and sever thyself from all else save Him. Thus thou wilt receive the teaching of G.o.d and thy heart will be made happy.

May thy tongue praise Him and thy sight behold the light shining from the Sun of Truth.

Verily, this is a rich blessing for which the saints of the past longed.

Be happy and say: "G.o.d chooses for His favors whomsoever He willeth. He is the Merciful, the Generous!"

"O ye who are set aglow with the fire of G.o.d's Love!..."

O ye who are set aglow with the fire of G.o.d's Love!

Blessed are ye for having been chosen by G.o.d for His love, in this new age, and joy be to you for having been guided to the Great Kingdom!

Verily, your Lord hath chosen you to show the path to the Kingdom of G.o.d, among the people. The attracted maid-servant of G.o.d, ............ praised you in beautiful expressions and informed me of your earnest endeavors in serving, teaching and offering the chalice of Truth to the maid-servants of G.o.d. I rejoiced to hear of your efforts in the Cause of G.o.d. This is indeed good service.

"O thou who art turning unto G.o.d!..."

O thou who art turning unto G.o.d!

Thy letter was an inheritance of joy and happiness unto me, for its significance was a supplication and an entreaty unto G.o.d to make thee a pure servant, exempt from all material desires, sanctified and severed from all save G.o.d, that thou mayest be characterized with the attributes of the heavenly angels, cleansed from all desires and earthly wishes, with thy heart severed from all save the knowledge of the divine teachings.

Verily, I pray G.o.d to nourish thee upon the breast of bounty and rear thee in such a manner that all men of learning shall be amazed, and to make thee a miracle of guidance among the servants.

"O thou who art attracted to G.o.d!..."

O thou who art attracted to G.o.d!

I send this letter written by my own hand, that thou mayest thank G.o.d, thy Lord, the Supreme, grow in happiness in the love of G.o.d and be kindled by the fire of His love, chanting verses of greetings and thanks, and be quickened by the breezes of life blown from the garden of the knowledge of G.o.d.

"O thou opened rose in the garden of El-ABHA!..."

O thou opened rose in the garden of El-ABHA!

I have perused thy excellently worded letter showing what is moving in thy heart by the emotions of the love of G.o.d.

O maid-servant of G.o.d! Chant the Words of G.o.d and, pondering over their meaning, transform them into actions! I ask G.o.d to cause thee to attain a high station in the Kingdom of Life forever and ever.

"O thou who art tested with a great calamity!..."

O thou who art tested with a great calamity!