10: O my well-beloved sister, O Most Exalted

14 O my well-beloved sister, O Most Exalted Leaf!

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Thou didst leave for Akká to remain but two days or so and then return, but now thou hast been gone from us for quite a while. We have stayed behind in Haifa, all alone, and it is very difficult to get along. We hear that thou art a little indisposed; the Haifa air would have been better for thee. We had everything ready in Haifa to receive thee, but in fact, this caused thee some difficulty.

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There is no way but to endure the toil and trouble of God’s path. If thou dost not bear these hardships, who would ever bear them?

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In any case, no matter how things are, come thou here today, because my heart is longing for thee.

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