Juliet Thompson has given us a sweet picture of the Master in ''Akka
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'Akká (today: Acre, Israel)
Juliet Thompson has given us a sweet picture of the Master in 'Akka: 'He had sent for us that afternoon to meet Mr. Sprague and the Persian believers and, not being ready, I put on a dress I could slip into easily. As I passed the Master standing in His door: 'I am afraid I am not dressed well enough,' I said. He touched my arm, smiling with the utmost sweetness. 'The Persian believers do not look at the dress, My child. They look at the heart.'
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 61
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