Have No Fear and Be Not Down-Hearted
Bahíyyih Khánum, Bahíyyih Khánum: The Greatest Holy Leaf, (1982), Bahá'í World Centre · Read original
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On my return from Beyrouth I was sorry to find out that you had left for Italy and I missed seeing you before you left. Not only I but all the holy household miss you very much. Though we miss you we are glad to learn that our Lord has directed you to go into the world and give the Glad Tidings of the Kingdom to the people and awaken the sleeping souls. How happy you must have been that you left with this thought in your mind that with the direction of our Lord you have gone. We hope that we soon will hear of your wonderful services in the Path of the Cause of God. Have no fear and be not down-hearted. Trust in Him. Be sure you will be successful at the end, for He has sent you and He will surely be with you and help you always.
From a letter of the Greatest Holy Leaf dated 1 January 1921.
Source: Bahíyyih Khánum: The Greatest Holy Leaf, compiled by the Bahá’í World Centre (1982), Part V, “Letters of the Greatest Holy Leaf,” no. 16. Text as reproduced in Project Gutenberg eBook #19242 (used under the Bahá’í terms of use; not public domain).
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Khánum, B.. (1982). *Bahíyyih Khánum: The Greatest Holy Leaf*. Bahá'í World Centre. https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/19242/pg19242-images.html
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