O Thou My Sister, My Dear Sister!
'Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahíyyih Khánum, (1982) · Read original
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O thou my sister, my dear sister!
Divine wisdom hath decreed this temporary separation, but I long more and more to be with thee again. Patience is called for, and long-suffering, and trust in God, and the seeking of His favour. Since thou art there, my mind is completely at rest.
In recent days, I have made a plan to visit Egypt, if this be God’s will. Do thou, on my behalf, lay thy head on the sacred Threshold, and perfume brow and hair in the dust of that Door, and ask that I may be confirmed in my work; that I may, in return for His endless bounties, win, if He will, a drop out of the ocean of servitude.
Source: 'Abdu'l-Bahá, in Bahíyyih Khánum (1982). Public domain text from Project Gutenberg eBook #19242.
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