The Marriage of Louis and Louisa Gregory
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Louis Gregory was blessed with going on pilgrimage. Towards its end, “‘Abdu’l-Bahá summoned Louis Gregory and Louisa Mathew, a white English pilgrim. He questioned them, and, to their surprise, expressed the wish that they should join their lives together. In deference to His wishes they were married, and He sent them forth as a symbol of the spiritual unity, co-operation, dignity in relationships and service He desired for the races of mankind. That marriage presented many challenges. It brought all the obstacles to understanding and amity, and often cruel pressures. But it endured because the two souls it joined were ever guided and protected by a love beyond themselves and the pressures of the world. Theirs was a demonstration of the love which is prompted by the knowledge of God and reflected in the soul. They saw in each other the Beauty of God; and, clinging to this, they were sustained throughout the trials, the accidental conditions of life and the changes and chances of human experience.”
Source: Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá (Annamarie Honnold), p. 112.
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