praised, the loved ones of God
are found in every land, and are, one and all, neath the shadow of the
Tree of Life and under the protection of His good providence. His care and
loving-kindness surge even as the eternal billows of the sea, and His
blessings are continually showered from His eternal Kingdom.

Ours should be the prayer that His blessings may be vouchsafed in still
greater abundance, and ours to hold fast to such means as shall ensure a
fuller outpouring of His grace and a greater measure of His divine
assistance.

One of the greatest of these means is the spirit of true fellowship and
loving communion amongst the friends. Remember the saying: 'Of all
pilgrimages the greatest is to relieve the sorrow-laden heart.'

53: VERILY, 'ABDU'L-BAHA INHALETH THE FRAGRANCE OF THE ...

Verily, 'Abdu'l-Baha inhaleth the fragrance of the love of God from every
meeting place where the Word of God is uttered and proofs and arguments
set forth that shed their rays across the world, and where they recount
the tribulations of 'Abdu'l-Baha at the evil hands of those who have
violated the Covenant of God.

O handmaid of the Lord! Speak thou no word of politics; thy task
concerneth the life of the soul, for this verily leadeth to man's joy in
the world of God. Except to speak well of them, make thou no mention of
the earth's kings, and the worldly governments thereof. Rather, confine
thine utterance to spreading the blissful tidings of the Kingdom of God,
and demonstrating the influence of the Word of God, and the holiness of
the Cause of God. Tell thou of abiding joy and spiritual delights, and
godlike qualities, and of how the Sun of Truth hath risen above the
earth's horizons: tell of the blowing of the spirit of life into the body
of the world.

54: YE HAVE WRITTEN AS TO THE MEETINGS OF THE FRIENDS, AND ...

Ye have written as to the meetings of the friends, and how filled they are
with peace and joy. Of course this is so; for wherever the spiritually
minded are gathered together, there in His beauty reigneth Baha'u'llah.
Thus it is certain that such reunions will yield boundless happiness and
peace.

Today it behoveth one and all to forgo the mention of all else, and to
disregard all things. Let their speaking, let their inner state be summed
up thus: 'Keep all my words of prayer and praise confined to one refrain;
make all my life but servitude to Thee.' That is, let them concentrate all
their