nd of heaven, the
garden of God. And out of pure hearts, and through heavenly bounties, all
the perfections, qualities and attributes of the divine must now be made
manifest.

At all times doth 'Abdu'l-Baha supplicate and with tears entreat the
Almighty at the sacred Threshold, and crieth out:

O Thou kind Lord! We are servants of Thy Threshold, taking shelter at Thy
holy Door. We seek no refuge save only this strong pillar, turn nowhere
for a haven but unto Thy safekeeping. Protect us, bless us, support us,
make us such that we shall love but Thy good pleasure, utter only Thy
praise, follow only the pathway of truth, that we may become rich enough
to dispense with all save Thee, and receive our gifts from the sea of Thy
beneficence, that we may ever strive to exalt Thy Cause and to spread Thy
sweet savours far and wide, that we may become oblivious of self and
occupied only with Thee, and disown all else and be caught up in Thee.

O Thou Provider, O Thou Forgiver! Grant us Thy grace and loving-kindness,
Thy gifts and Thy bestowals, and sustain us, that we may attain our goal.
Thou art the Powerful, the Able, the Knower, the Seer; and verily Thou art
the Generous, and verily Thou art the All-Merciful, and verily Thou art
the Ever-Forgiving, He to Whom repentance is due, He Who forgiveth even
the most grievous of sins.

194: O YE THE SINCERE LOVED ONES OF THE ABHA BEAUTY! ...

O ye the sincere loved ones of the Abha Beauty! In these days the Cause of
God, the world over, is fast growing in power and, day by day, is
spreading further and further to the utmost bounds of the earth. Its
enemies, therefore, from all the kindreds and peoples of the world, are
growing aggressive, malevolent, envious and bitterly hostile. It is
incumbent upon the loved ones of God to exercise the greatest care and
prudence in all things, whether great or small, to take counsel together
and unitedly resist the onslaught of the stirrers up of strife and the
movers of mischief. They must endeavour to consort in a friendly spirit
with everyone, must follow moderation in their conduct, must have respect
and consideration one for another and show loving-kindness and tender
regard to all the peoples of the world. They must be patient and
long-suffering, that they may grow to become the divine magnets of the
Abha Kingdom and acquire the dynamic power of the hosts of the realm on
high.

The fleeting hours of man's life on earth pass swift