his spiritual world. Following this
separation is everlasting companionship. Thou shalt find me in the heaven
of the Lord, immersed in an ocean of light.'

172: PRAISE BE TO GOD, THY HEART IS ENGAGED IN THE ...

Praise be to God, thy heart is engaged in the commemoration of God, thy
soul is gladdened by the glad tidings of God and thou art absorbed in
prayer. The state of prayer is the best of conditions, for man is then
associating with God. Prayer verily bestoweth life, particularly when
offered in private and at times, such as midnight, when freed from daily
cares.

173: THOSE SOULS THAT, IN THIS DAY, ENTER THE DIVINE ...

Those souls that, in this day, enter the divine kingdom and attain
everlasting life, although materially dwelling on earth, yet in reality
soar in the realm of heaven. Their bodies may linger on earth but their
spirits travel in the immensity of space. For as thoughts widen and become
illumined, they acquire the power of flight and transport man to the
kingdom of God.

174: O YE SPIRITUAL FRIENDS OF 'ABDU'L-BAHA! THE LETTER ...

O ye spiritual friends of 'Abdu'l-Baha! The letter ye had written hath
been noted; its contents were most pleasing and bespoke your firmness and
steadfastness in the Cause of God.

That Assembly resteth in the sheltering shade of the Lord of all bounties,
and it is my hope that, as beseemeth that body, it will be favoured and
invigorated by the breathings of the Holy Spirit, and that day by day ye
will love God in ever greater measure, and become more tightly bound to
the Beauty that abideth forever, to Him Who is the Light of the world. For
love of God and spiritual attraction do cleanse and purify the human heart
and dress and adorn it with the spotless garment of holiness; and once the
heart is entirely attached to the Lord, and bound over to the Blessed
Perfection, then will the grace of God be revealed.

This love is not of the body but completely of the soul. And those souls
whose inner being is lit by the love of God are even as spreading rays of
light, and they shine out like stars of holiness in a pure and crystalline
sky. For true love, real love, is the love for God, and this is sanctified
beyond the notions and imaginings of men.

Let God's beloved, each and every one, be the essence of purity, the very
life of holiness, so that in every country they may become famed for their
sanctity, independence of spirit, and meekness.