O my God! O my God! Verily, these are servants at the
threshold of Thy mercy, and maidservants at the door of Thy oneness. Verily,
they have gathered in this temple to turn to Thy face of glory, holding to the
hem of Thy garment and to Thy singleness, seeking Thy good pleasure and ascent
into Thy Kingdom. They receive effulgence from the Sun of Reality in this
glorious century, and they long for Thy goodwill in all great affairs. O Lord!
Illumine their sight with a vision of Thy signs and riches, and quicken their
ears with hearkening to Thy Word. Render their hearts replete with Thy love,
and gladden their spirits with Thy meeting. Deign to bestow upon them spiritual
good in Thine earth and heaven, and make them signs of unity among Thy servants
in order that the real unity may appear and all may become one in Thy Cause and
Kingdom. Verily, Thou art the Generous. Verily, Thou art the Mighty, the
Spiritual. Thou art the Merciful, the Clement.
‘Abdu’l-Baha (Revealed at the
end of a talk at Fourth Unitarian Church, Brooklyn, New York, June 16, 1912)
