ip. Verily thy Master is the Lord of
Faithfulness! Forgive and overlook the shortcomings which have appeared in
that one, for the sake of love and affection. Know that nothing will
benefit thee in this life save supplication and invocation unto God,
service in His vineyard, and, with a heart full of love, be in constant
servitude unto Him.

If thy daily living become difficult, soon (God) thy Lord will bestow upon
thee that which shall satisfy thee. Be patient in the time of affliction
and trial, endure every difficulty and hardship with dilated heart,
attracted spirit and eloquent tongue in remembrance of the Merciful.
Verily this is the life of satisfaction, the spiritual existence, heavenly
repose, divine benediction and the celestial table! Soon thy Lord will
extenuate thy straightened circumstances even in this world.

"O thou dear servant of God!..."

O thou dear servant of God!

Thy letter was received and its contents noted. As to instructions which
thou desirest, they are as follows:

Believe in God; turn unto the Supreme Kingdom; be attracted unto the
Beauty of ABHA; remain firm in the Covenant; yearn for ascending unto the
heaven of the sun of the universe; be disinterested in the world; be alive
with the fragrances of holiness in the Kingdom of the Highest; be a caller
to love; kind to the human race; gentle with humanity; interested in all
the people of the world; wish for harmony and seek friendship and honesty.
Be a healing for every wound, a remedy for every sick, a source of harmony
among the people; chant the verses of guidance; pray to God; arise for the
guidance of the people; let thy tongue explain and thy face illumine with
the glowing of the love of God. Rest not a moment and breathe not a breath
of repose until thou becomest a sign of God's love and a banner of God's
favor.

"O thou who art hoping for the Kingdom!..."

O thou who art hoping for the Kingdom!

Thank thou God that He hath guided thee, led thee to the Kingdom of Being,
ushered thee under the shade of the bounties of the Lord of Hosts, and
that thou hast stepped into the Paradise of ABHA.

Do not grieve on account of the death of thy son, neither sigh nor lament.
That nightingale soared upward to the divine rose-garden; that drop
returned to the most great ocean of Truth; that foreigner hastened to his
native abode; and that ill one found salvation and life eternal.

Why shouldst thou be sad and heartbroken?