Stanwood Cobb, a Bahá’í educator, recalled his last interview with
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Stanwood Cobb, a Bahá’í educator, recalled his last interview with the Master in the United States. His heart was so full he could scarcely recall what was said. He knew he was embraced and three times ‘Abdu’l-Bahá said, ‘Be on fire with the love of the Kingdom!’ A little mystified by what these words actually meant, Mr Cobb knew that these nine precious words summed up the essence of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Divine Teachings.
Source: Honnold, Annamarie, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 163
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