(174) A physician treats every illness with a certain remedy and to every
painful sore he applies a specially prepared compound. The more severe the
illness, the more potent must be the remedy, so that the treatment may
prove effective and the illness cured. Now consider, when the divine
Physician(175) determined to conceal His countenance from the gaze of men
and take His flight to the Abhá Kingdom, He knew in advance what a violent
shock, what a tremendous impact, the effect of this devastating blow would
have upon His beloved friends and devoted lovers. Therefore He prepared a
highly potent remedy and compounded a unique and incomparable cure—a cure
most exquisite, most glorious, most excellent, most powerful, most
perfect, and most consummate. And through the movement of His Pen of
eternal bounty He recorded in His weighty and inviolable Testament the
name of Shoghi Effendi—the bough that has grown from the two offshoots of
the celestial glory, the branch that has branched from the two hallowed
and sacred Lote-Trees. Then He winged His flight to the Concourse on High
and to the luminous horizon. Now it devolves upon every well-assured and
devoted friend, every firm and enkindled believer enraptured by His love,
to drink this healing remedy at one draught, so that the agony of
bereavement may be somewhat alleviated and the bitter anguish of
separation dissipated. This calls for efforts to serve the Cause, to
diffuse the sweet savours of God, to manifest selflessness, consecration
and self-sacrifice in our labours in His Path.
51: I was very glad to know of your meeting ...
(176) I was very glad to know of your meeting with the Chinese students,
and I am sure your effect and influence shall be great upon them because
their fresh and receptive minds are ready to grasp the importance of this
Manifestation; and when you go to China, which you may if you think it
wise, your influence and success, I hope, will be still more.
I pray God that He should confirm you in your teaching, and when you go to
China, He should make you a pioneer in carrying the Message of this
Dispensation to the farthermost countries of the world and to the most
obscure.
The members of the Holy Family join me in extending to you their love and
Bahá’í greetings, and may the spirit of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá guide you and keep
you.
52: We were delighted to receive your excellent ...
(177) We were delighted to receive your excellent letter ... and read it
with joy. It gladdens our hearts to witness from its contents the
evidences of loyalty and sincerity and perfect steadfastness in the Cause
of God, and unshakeable constancy in His Covenant.
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