He Is God!
O ye sons and daughters of the Kingdom!
Your letter which was written by heavenly inspiration, whose
contents and meanings are full of interest, and whose discrimination springs
from hearts that shine, has been received. Of a truth, the believers of London,
being steadfast servants, stand firm. They shall not slacken, nor, in the lapse
of time, shall their light grow dim. For they are Bahá'ís, children of Heaven
and of the light of the Godhead. Surely, without doubt they shall be the cause
of spreading God's Word, and the channel for spreading the Divine Teachings and
bringing about the unity and equality of mankind.
It is easy to accept the Kingdom, but it is difficult to
endure therein for the tests are hard and heavy. On all occasions the English
are firm and are not turned aside, being neither prone to begin a matter for a
little while nor ready to abandon it for a little reason through failing in
zeal. Verily in every undertaking they show firmness.
Though you dwell in the West, praise he to God, you have
heard the Divine Call from the East, and like unto Moses you have become warmed
by the fire of the Tree that has been lighted in Asia, and you have found the
true Path, becoming kindled like lamps, having entered into the Kingdom of God.
Now in thanksgiving for this bounty you pray for blessing upon the people of
the world, till by light of the Kingdom of Splendour their eyes become
illuminated and their hearts become even as mirrors attaining the rays of the
Sun of Truth.
My hope is this: that the outbreathing of the Holy Spirit be
inspired into your hearts, that your tongues begin to reveal the mysteries and
to expound the meaning and the truth of the Holy Books. May the friends become
physicians to cure by the Divine Teachings the deep-rooted diseases of the body
of the world, to give sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, life to the dead
and awakening to the sleepers. Be sure that the blessing of the Holy Spirit
will descend upon you, and that the Hosts of the Kingdom will come to your aid.
Upon you be the Glory of God!
(Signed) 'Abdu'l-Bahá Abbas
(Star of the West, vol. 2, no. 5, June 5, 1911)
