itself. The Word of God, alone, can claim the distinction of being endowed
with the capacity required for so great and far-reaching a change.

C: THE VOICE OF THE DIVINE HERALD, PROCEEDING...

The voice of the Divine Herald, proceeding out of the throne of God,
declareth: O ye My loved ones! Suffer not the hem of My sacred vesture to
be smirched and mired with the things of this world, and follow not the
promptings of your evil and corrupt desires. The Day Star of Divine
Revelation, that shineth in the plenitude of its glory in the heaven of
this Prison, beareth Me witness. They whose hearts are turned towards Him
Who is the Object of the adoration of the entire creation must needs, in
this Day, pass beyond and be sanctified from all created things, visible
and invisible. If they arise to teach My Cause, they must let the breath
of Him Who is the Unconstrained, stir them and must spread it abroad on
the earth with high resolve, with minds that are wholly centered in Him,
and with hearts that are completely detached from and independent of all
things, and with souls that are sanctified from the world and its
vanities. It behoveth them to choose as the best provision for their
journey reliance upon God, and to clothe themselves with the love of their
Lord, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious. If they do so, their words shall
influence their hearers.

How great, how very great, the gulf that separateth Us from them who, in
this Day, are occupied with their evil passions, and have set their hopes
on the things of the earth and its fleeting glory! Many a time hath the
court of the All-Merciful been to outward seeming so denuded of the riches
of this world that they who lived in close association with Him suffered
from dire want. Despite their sufferings, the Pen of the Most High hath,
at no time, been willing to refer, nor even to make the slightest
allusion, to the things that pertain to this world and its treasures. And
if, at any time, any gift were presented to Him, that gift was accepted as
a token of His grace unto him that offered it. Should it ever please Us to
appropriate to Our own use all the treasures of the earth, to none is
given the right to question Our authority, or to challenge Our right. It
would be impossible to conceive any act more contemptible than soliciting,
in the name of the one true God, the riches which men possess.

It is incumbent upon thee, and upon the followers of Him Who is the