nderer in these regions, a stranger fallen upon the ground,
humble before Thine exalted threshold, submissive toward the heaven of
Thine omnipotent glory, supplicating Thee in the dead of night and at the
break of dawn, entreating and invoking Thee at morn and at eventide to
graciously aid me to serve Thy Cause, to spread abroad Thy teachings and
to exalt Thy Word throughout the East and the West.

O Lord! Strengthen my back, enable me to serve Thee with the utmost
endeavor, and leave me not to myself, lonely and helpless in these
regions.

O Lord! Grant me communion with Thee in my loneliness, and be my companion
in these foreign lands.

Verily, Thou art the Confirmer of whomsoever Thou willest in that which
Thou desirest, and, verily, Thou art the All-Powerful, the Omnipotent.

8: TABLET TO THE BAHA'IS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA

_Revealed on April 19, 1916, in 'Abdu'l-Baha's room at the house in Bahji;
on April 20, in the pilgrims' quarters of the house in Bahji; on April 22,
in the garden adjacent to the Shrine of Baha'u'llah, and addressed to the
Baha'is of the United States and Canada. _

1

_He is God!_
O ye Apostles of Baha'u'llah!
May my life be sacrificed for you!

2 The Blessed Person of the Promised One is interpreted in the Holy Book
as the Lord of Hosts--the heavenly armies. By heavenly armies those souls
are intended who are entirely freed from the human world, transformed into
celestial spirits and have become divine angels. Such souls are the rays
of the Sun of Reality who will illumine all the continents. Each one is
holding in his hand a trumpet, blowing the breath of life over all the
regions. They are delivered from human qualities and the defects of the
world of nature, are characterized with the characteristics of God, and
are attracted with the fragrances of the Merciful. Like unto the apostles
of Christ, who were filled with Him, these souls also have become filled
with His Holiness Baha'u'llah; that is, the love of Baha'u'llah has so
mastered every organ, part and limb of their bodies, as to leave no effect
from the promptings of the human world.

3 These souls are the armies of God and the conquerors of the East and the
West. Should one of them turn his face toward some direction and summon
the people to the Kingdom of God, all the ideal forces and lordly
confirmations will rush to his support and reinforcement. He will behold
all the doors open and all the strong for