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Bahai Story Library
O Thou Faithful and Confident!
“So long as the pearl remaineth hidden at the bottom of the sea, its value is not known nor its brilliancy and fineness seen, it is only when in the hands of the expert jeweler that its great beauty becomes revealed.”
O thou faithful and confident!
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Thanks be to God that thou hast obtained that which was
sought by all prophets and holy souls; namely, the knowledge of God
and the love of god. First, the knowledge; and, second, His
unfathomable love. Also the different members of thy family, who
followed thee and who obtained that which thou didst obtain.
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This is a great gift from God and hath no equal;
although in this physical world its greatness is not perceivable, nor
its nature clearly known, yet in the spiritual world it shineth like
the sun.
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So long as the pearl remaineth hidden at the bottom of
the sea, its value is not known nor its brilliancy and fineness seen,
it is only when in the hands of the expert jeweler that its great
beauty becomes revealed.
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Thou shouldst be at the utmost height of joy and
satisfaction, for thou art surrounded by the bounties of the Merciful
and hast become the object of the appearance of divine guidance.
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In order to give thanks for this great and glorious
gift, thou shouldst do all thou canst to guide His creatures, to give
sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, life to the dead, and
endeavor to turn those who are still attached to material things in
the way which leads to spiritual heights; to help them to travel in
the way of the Kingdom and to walk in the path that leads to the King
of Kings.
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Servant and believer in God! Present the greetings of
Abdul-Baha to the faithful maid-servant of God [thy wife] and to thy
two revered daughters.