O my God! O my God! Favor belongs to Thee, Generosity
belongs to Thee! Praise belongs to Thee and Glorification is Thine, for that
which Thou hast bestowed upon these indigent ones, granted a refuge and asylum to
these weak ones in the cave of Thy protection and preservation, assisted them
in the service of Thy Cause and confirmed them in the worship of Thy Exalted
Threshold.
Lord! They have sacrificed their belongings and souls in Thy
path, contributed for love of Thee and missed no chance or opportunity in
spreading Thy Signs, diffusing Thy Word, promulgating Thy Name among Thy
servants and proclaiming Thy wonders among Thy creatures!
Verily, Thou art the Powerful, the Mighty, the Most High,
the Omnipresent; and verily Thou art the Clement and the Most Merciful!
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (‘Star of the West’, vol. 5, no. 9, 1914)
