onsolation to Thine eyes." "The glory of God rest upon Thee," He writes
in another Tablet, "and upon whosoever serveth Thee and circleth around
Thee. Woe, great woe, betide him that opposeth and injureth Thee. Well is
it with him that sweareth fealty to Thee; the fire of hell torment him who
is Thine enemy." "We have made Thee a shelter for all mankind," He, in yet
another Tablet, affirms, "a shield unto all who are in heaven and on
earth, a stronghold for whosoever hath believed in God, the Incomparable,
the All-Knowing. God grant that through Thee He may protect them, may
enrich and sustain them, that He may inspire Thee with that which shall be
a wellspring of wealth unto all created things, an ocean of bounty unto
all men, and the dayspring of mercy unto all peoples."

"Thou knowest, O my God," Baha'u'llah, in a prayer revealed in
'Abdu'l-Baha's honor, supplicates, "that I desire for Him naught except
that which Thou didst desire, and have chosen Him for no purpose save that
which Thou hadst intended for Him. Render Him victorious, therefore,
through Thy hosts of earth and heaven... Ordain, I beseech Thee, by the
ardor of My love for Thee and My yearning to manifest Thy Cause, for Him,
as well as for them that love Him, that which Thou hast destined for Thy
Messengers and the Trustees of Thy Revelation. Verily, Thou art the
Almighty, the All-Powerful."

In a letter dictated by Baha'u'llah and addressed by Mirza Aqa Jan, His
amanuensis, to 'Abdu'l-Baha while the latter was on a visit to Beirut, we
read the following: "Praise be to Him Who hath honored the Land of Ba
(Beirut) through the presence of Him round Whom all names revolve. All the
atoms of the earth have announced unto all created things that from behind
the gate of the Prison-city there hath appeared and above its horizon
there hath shone forth the Orb of the beauty of the great, the Most Mighty
Branch of God--His ancient and immutable Mystery--proceeding on its way to
another land. Sorrow, thereby, hath enveloped this Prison-city, whilst
another land rejoiceth... Blessed, doubly blessed, is the ground which His
footsteps have trodden, the eye that hath been cheered by the beauty of
His countenance, the ear that hath been honored by hearkening to His call,
the heart that hath tasted the sweetness of His love, the breast that hath
dilated through His remembrance, the pen that hath voiced His praise, the
scroll that hath borne the testimony of His writings."