O Divine Providence! This assemblage is composed of Thy
friends who are attracted to Thy beauty and are set ablaze by the fire of Thy
love. Turn these souls into heavenly angels, resuscitate them through the
breath of Thy Holy Spirit, grant them eloquent tongues and resolute
hearts, bestow upon them heavenly power and merciful susceptibilities, cause
them to become the promulgators of the oneness of mankind and the cause of love
and concord in the world of humanity, so that the perilous darkness of ignorant
prejudice may vanish through the light of the Sun of Truth, this dreary world
may become illumined, this material realm may absorb the rays of the world of
spirit, these different colours may merge into one colour and the melody of
praise may rise to the kingdom of Thy sanctity.
Verily, Thou art the Omnipotent and the Almighty!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Baha’)
