O MY SERVANTS! Ye are the trees of My garden; ye must give forth goodly

and wondrous fruits, that ye yourselves and others may profit

therefrom. Thus it is incumbent on every one to engage in crafts and professions, for therein lies the

secret of wealth, O men of understanding! For results depend upon means, and the grace of God

shall be all-sufficient unto you. Trees that yield no fruit have been and will

ever be for the fire. Baha’u’llah

Every Prophet Whom the Almighty and Peerless Creator hath purposed to send

to the peoples of the earth hath been entrusted with a Message, and charged to act in a manner that would best meet the requirements of the age in which He appeared. God’s purpose in sending His

Prophets unto men is twofold. The first is to liberate the children of men from the

darkness of ignorance, and guide them to the light of true understanding. The second is to ensure the peace and

tranquility of mankind, and provide all the means by which they can be

established. Baha’u’llah

This is the Day in which God’s most excellent favors have been poured out upon men, the Day in which His most mighty grace hath been infused into all created things. It is incumbent upon all the peoples of the world to reconcile their differences, and, with perfect unity and peace, abide beneath the shadow of the Tree of His care and loving-kindness. It behoveth them to cleave to whatsoever will, in this Day, be conducive to the exaltation of their stations, and to the promotion of their best interests. Happy are those whom the all-glorious Pen was moved to remember, and blessed are those men whose names, by virtue of Our inscrutable decree, We have preferred to conceal.

Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah

O SON OF THE WONDROUS VISION! I have breathed within thee a breath of My own Spirit, that thou mayest be My lover. Why hast thou forsaken Me and sought a

beloved other than Me? Baha’u’llah

O DWELLERS OF MY PARADISE! With the hands

of loving-kindness I have planted in the holy garden of paradise the young tree of

your love and friendship, and have watered it with the goodly showers of My

tender grace; now that the hour of its fruiting is come, strive that it may be

protected, and be not consumed with the flame of desire and passion.

Baha’u’llah

O my Lord, my Beloved, my Desire! Befriend me in my loneliness and

accompany me in my exile. Remove my sorrow. Cause me to be devoted to Thy beauty. Withdraw me from all else save

Thee. Attract me through Thy fragrances of holiness. Cause me to be associated in Thy Kingdom with those who are severed from all else save Thee, who long to serve

Thy sacred threshold and who stand to work in Thy Cause. Enable me to be one of

Thy maidservants who have attained to Thy good pleasure. Verily, Thou art the Gracious, the Generous. —‘Abdu’l-Bahá

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