His Sayings and read His Writings, hope
springs in our hearts and gives us the peace that no other material
comfort can give.

How well I remember when, more than two years ago, the Beloved Master
turning to a distinguished visitor of His, who was seated by Him in His
garden, suddenly broke the silence and said:--"My work is now done upon
this plane; it is time for me to pass on to the other world." Did He not
in more than one occasion state clearly and emphatically:--"Were ye to know
what will come to pass after me, surely would ye pray that my end be
hastened?" In a Tablet sent to Persia when the storm raised years ago by
that Committee of Investigation was fiercely raging around Him, when the
days of His incarceration were at their blackest, He reveals the
following:--"Now in this world of being, the Hand of Divine Power hath
firmly laid the foundations of this all-highest Bounty and this wondrous
Gift. Gradually whatsoever is latent in the innermost of this Holy Cycle
shall appear and be made manifest, for now is but the beginning of its
growth and the dayspring of the revelation of its Signs. Ere the close of
this Century and of this Age, it shall be made clear and manifest how
wondrous was that Springtide and how heavenly was that Gift!"

With such assuring Utterances and the unmistakable evidences of His sure
and clear knowledge that His end was nigh, is there any reason why the
followers of His Faith, the world over, should be perturbed? Are not the
prayers He revealed for us sufficient source of inspiration to every
worker in His Cause? Have not His instructions paved before us the broad
and straight Path of Teaching? Will not His now doubly effective power of
Grace sustain us, strengthen us and confirm us in our work for Him? Ours
is the duty to strive by day and night to fulfill our own obligations and
then trust in His Guidance and never failing Grace. Unity amongst the
friends, selflessness in our labors in His Path, detachment from all
worldly things, the greatest prudence and caution in every step we take,
earnest endeavor to carry out only what is His Holy Will and Pleasure, the
constant awareness of His Presence and of the example of His Life, the
absolute shunning of whomsoever we feel to be an enemy of the Cause ...
these, and foremost among them is the need for unity, appear to me as our
most vital duties, should we dedicate our lives for His service. Should we
in this spirit arise to serve Him, wha