ng aloft on the clouds, and calling out unto God, the Lord of
strength and of might. I have offered Myself up in the way of God, and I
yearn after tribulations in My love for Him, and for the sake of His good
pleasure. Unto this bear witness the woes which now afflict Me, the like
of which no other man hath suffered. Every single hair of Mine head
calleth out that which the Burning Bush uttered on Sinai, and each vein of
My body invoketh God and saith: 'O would I had been severed in Thy path,
so that the world might be quickened, and all its peoples be united!' Thus
hath it been decreed by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Informed.

"Know of a truth that your subjects are God's trust amongst you. Watch ye,
therefore, over them as ye watch over your own selves. Beware that ye
allow not wolves to become the shepherds of the fold, or pride and conceit
to deter you from turning unto the poor and the desolate. Arise thou, in
My name, above the horizon of renunciation, and set, then, thy face
towards the Kingdom, at the bidding of thy Lord, the Lord of strength and
of might."

And further We have said: "Adorn the body of Thy kingdom with the raiment
of My name, and arise, then, to teach My Cause. Better is this for thee
than that which thou possessest. God will, thereby, exalt thy name among
all the kings. Potent is He over all things. Walk thou amongst men in the
name of God, and by the power of His might, that thou mayest show forth
His signs amidst the peoples of the earth."

And further We have said: "Doth it behoove you to relate yourselves to Him
Who is the God of mercy, and yet commit the things which the Evil One hath
committed? Nay, by the Beauty of Him Who is the All-Glorified! could ye
but know it. Purge your hearts from love of the world, and your tongues
from calumny, and your limbs from whatsoever may withhold you from drawing
nigh unto God, the Mighty, the All-Praised. Say: By the world is meant
that which turneth you aside from Him Who is the Dawning-Place of
Revelation, and inclineth you unto that which is unprofitable unto you.
Verily, the thing that deterreth you, in this day, from God is worldliness
in its essence. Eschew it, and approach the Most Sublime Vision, this
shining and resplendent Seat. Shed not the blood of anyone, O people,
neither judge ye anyone unjustly. Thus have ye been commanded by Him Who
knoweth, Who is informed of all. They that commit disorders in the land
after it hath been well