rest, neither day nor night; seek ye not for composure; talk ye of
the mystery of servitude, and seek ye the path of thralldom; so that
through the promised confirmations ye may become assisted from the Kingdom
of Oneness.

O ye friends! Dense and gloomy clouds have covered the horizon of the
world, and the darkness of hatred, malignity, persecution, tyranny, and
the greatest cruelty is spreading. All the people are drunk with the wine
of heedlessness; and blood-thirstiness and rapaciousness are considered
the noblest excellencies of the world of men.

His Highness the Almighty hath chosen the friends from among the concourse
of men and hath especialized them with the most eminent guidance and the
highest gift; so that we may with our souls and hearts exert ourselves,
sacrifice our lives, be engaged in the guidance of the people and the
training of souls; so that the wild beasts may become the gazelles of the
meadows of unity; the wolves the sheep of God; the bloodthirsty ones the
heavenly angels; the fire of malice be extinguished and the flame of
safety in the blessed tabernacle bestow illumination; the odor of the
nether realm of infidelity be dispelled and the fragrances of the
rose-garden of faithfulness be diffused in all parts; the weak draw light
from the Universal Reason and evil souls seek to be purified with the holy
and divine Breath. There are needed manifestors for this gift; farmers for
this field; gardeners for this rose-garden; fishers for this sea; luminous
stars for this heaven; spiritual physicians for these ill ones, and loving
guides for these wanderers; so that they may bestow a share to those who
are deprived, grant a portion to those who are shareless, give unmeasured
treasure to the indigent ones, and show forth the power of proof to the
seekers.

"Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I supplicate unto..."

Glory be unto Thee, O my God! I supplicate unto Thee, O Thou my Helper! I
invoke Thee, O Thou my Refuge! I utter to Thee my agonies, O Thou my
Physician, and entreat Thee with all my hear, my soul and my spirit,
saying:

O my God! O my God! Verily, the gloomy night hath fallen upon all regions
and the clouds of ignorance have extended in all directions; the people
are immersed in the darkness of surmise and the tyrants are sunk in the
depths of brutality and lawlessness; the red glare of the burning fire is
flashing forth from the nether world; roaring, ominous voices are rising
from t