Faith.

Your true brother,
Shoghi

LETTER OF 20 MARCH 1938(17)

20 March 1938

...it made Shoghi Effendi truly happy to know that our dear friend Mrs.
... will be soon coming to Haifa. Much as he regrets that her stay will be
of such an exceptionally short duration he hopes nevertheless that through
contact with these Holy Spots she will be so refreshed and strengthened
spiritually as to be able to impart fresh hope and vigour to the hearts of
the friends when she returns home.

Needless to tell you what a great pleasure it is for the Guardian to meet
again this year, and so unexpectedly, one of our German friends, as his
heart is longing to hear of your news, and to share the experiences you
have been passing through during all these months.

LETTER OF 29 MARCH 1938

29 March 1938

Shoghi Effendi has just received your very kind message of the 20th ins.
conveying to him your greetings and good wishes on the occasion of the
feast of Naw-Ruz. He values beyond words your sentiments, and wishes me to
assure you of his prayers at the Shrines on your behalf, that this New
Year we have just entered may bring to you and your fellow-brethren
throughout Germany every blessing, and happiness, and the highest success
in both your spiritual and material pursuits.

It was a matter of profound grief to Shoghi Effendi to hear of the sad
news of the passing away of our friend Mr. Emil Lips. Kindly convey to the
bereaved members of his family his heartfelt condolences, and the
expression of his profound and deepfelt sympathy in this grievous loss
they have sustained.

LETTER OF 7 MAY 1939

7 May 1939

He too wishes me to extend to you his deep love and good wishes on this
happy and blessed occasion, and to assure you, and our dear friends in
Esslingen, of his prayers for your protection and guidance in these days
of widespread gloom and distress, that your hearts may be strengthened and
assured, and that you may emerge from your present-day tests and trials
more united, and firmer than ever in your love and loyalty towards the
Faith.

However gloomy the immediate future may seem to appear, the prospect which
the distant future has in store for the community of German believers is
of such immeasurable brightness as it cannot but afford the deepest
comfort and encouragement to you in your moments of uttermost sorrow and
distress.

More than ever to-day the Guardian's thoughts turn towards