(195) The cheque for the amount of two hundred pounds that you had sent as
your contribution to the Temple Fund has been received and duly forwarded
to Chicago. Behold what a pervasive power this evidence of co-operation
and support, this spirit of selfless consecration is bound to release in
the realm of the heart and spirit. Consider to what extent the world of
human virtues will be enriched and adorned by this munificent act, and how
glorious the light that this manifestation of unity and solidarity is
likely to shed upon all regions. Indeed, this mighty endeavour has been
accomplished despite the adverse economic situation in Persia, where the
evidences of hardship, privation and depression are clearly apparent. But
since the object of this noble enterprise and praiseworthy effort is to
enhance the glory of the Cause of God, therefore it will unfailingly
attract divine blessings and bounty.
68: It is clear and evident that the body of ...
(196) It is clear and evident that the body of mankind in this day stands
in dire need of such members and organs as are capable, useful and active,
so that their movements and activities, their bearing and behaviour, their
tender feelings, lofty sentiments and noble intentions may at all times
reflect heavenly virtues and perfections and become the expressions of
divine attributes and saintly characteristics, thus breathing a new life
and spirit into all the dwellers of the world and causing the inner ties
and spiritual relationships to be fostered and fortified in all fields of
human endeavour.
69: We beseech God—exalted be His glory—to ...
(197) We beseech God—exalted be His glory—to grant awareness and insight
to the men of wisdom as well as to those who hold in their grasp the reins
of power in Persia, that they may be able to distinguish the right way
from the crooked and devious path and may clearly discern the well-wisher
from the ill-wisher with a true and genuine sense of discrimination.
As regards the amelioration of your own affairs, let us entrust the whole
matter to the Blessed Beauty. He is the best Benefactor, unsurpassed in
His bounty.
70: Your letter of 12th October 1922 is just ...
(198) Your letter of 12th October 1922 is just received and refreshed in
our memory the many beautiful days that you spent here when the Beloved
Lord, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, was still on this earth. Those are days that many
events of history could never efface from the hearts, nay rather the
further we go in the scale of life the deeper become the impressions
thereof within the meshes of our inner life.
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