Baha'u'llah! How thou wouldst rejoice, how thou wouldst, in exultation and
rapture, spread thy wings and soar heavenward--for being a follower of such
a way, and a traveller toward such a Kingdom.

As to the terminology I used in my letter, bidding thee to consecrate
thyself to service in the Cause of God, the meaning of it is this: limit
thy thoughts to teaching the Faith. Act by day and night according to the
teachings and counsels and admonitions of Baha'u'llah. This doth not
preclude marriage. Thou canst take unto thyself a husband and at the same
time serve the Cause of God; the one doth not preclude the other. Know
thou the value of these days; let not this chance escape thee. Beg thou
God to make thee a lighted candle, so that thou mayest guide a great
multitude through this darksome world.

65: O THOU FAVOURED HANDMAID OF THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM! ...

O thou favoured handmaid of the heavenly Kingdom! Thy letter hath been
received. It conveyeth high aspirations and noble goals, saying that thou
hast in mind to make a journey to the Far East, and that thou art ready to
endure extreme hardships, in order to guide the souls, and to spread far
and wide the glad tidings of God's Kingdom. This purpose of thine
betokeneth that thou, dear handmaid of God, dost cherish the very noblest
of all aims.

When delivering the glad tidings, speak out and say: the Promised One of
all the world's peoples hath now been made manifest. For each and every
people, and every religion, await a Promised One, and Baha'u'llah is that
One Who is awaited by all; and therefore the Cause of Baha'u'llah will
bring about the oneness of mankind, and the tabernacle of unity will be
upraised on the heights of the world, and the banners of the universality
of all humankind will be unfurled on the peaks of the earth. When thou
dost loose thy tongue to deliver this great good news, this will become
the means of teaching the people.

Thy projected journey, however, is to a very far-away land, and unless a
group of persons be available, the glad tidings will not take much effect
in that place. If ye think best, travel instead to Persia, and on the way
back, go through Japan and China. This would appear to be much better, and
far more enjoyable. In any case, do whatever seemeth feasible, and it will
be approved.

66: O THOU WHO HAST SOUGHT ILLUMINATION FROM THE ...

O thou who hast sought illumination from the light of guidance! Prai