‘Abdu’l-Bahá tested both the faith and courage of many of the Bahá’ís
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá tested both the faith and courage of many of the Bahá’ís He met and Corinne True was one He really challenged. First, He had put her in charge of the Temple project, a woman dealing with many men. Then, as they stood at the train station before He left for Minneapolis, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá told her, "Mrs. True, I want you to speak in public. I want you to tell the people about the faith." This completely floored Corinne and she objected, saying, "But Master, I can't do it; I have no training, no experience. I'm too frank." "The faith", she Thought, "had many gifted speakers, but she didn't consider herself to be one of them." Knowing what she was frantically thinking, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá told her how to do it: "Forget what you can't do. Stand up and turn your heart wholly toward Me. Look over the heads of the audience and I'll never fail you."
Source: Earl Redman, ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in Their Midst, p. 195
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