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O Thou Who Art Directed unto God!
“Be not in despair, but rather smile by the mercy of thy Lord; and be not sorrowful when meeting with worldly difficulties and depressions, for they pass away—and thine shall be immortality during ages and centuries, times and cycles.”
O thou who art directed unto God!
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Thy revered wife, Mrs. ........, is indeed confirmed by
the fragrances of the spirit and rendered victorious by the hosts of
the Kingdom. Verily, she hath abandoned comfort and ease; calleth in
the name of God in those regions; hath remained firm in God’s
religion; and no power of test hath shaken her. Rest thou assured!
Her light shall shine in the globe of the love of God and her face
shall be illumined with the light of God’s bounty!
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I pray for a heavenly blessing to descend upon the heart
of [thy wife], for she arose for the spreading of God’s
fragrances. I ask God to protect thee and her from the winds of
trial. May thy tongue be moved to utter beautiful explanations and
may the hearts of the people of Johnstown (N.Y.) become tender, so
that they may be guided to the Fountain of the Water of Life and be
illumined by the lights shining from the kingdom of heaven.
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Be not in despair, but rather smile by the mercy of thy
Lord; and be not sorrowful when meeting with worldly difficulties and
depressions, for they pass away—and thine shall be immortality
during ages and centuries, times and cycles.
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Be not sad on account of poverty, nor be sorrowful when
the people scorn thee. Remember the poverty of Jesus, the persecution
of the Jews to His glorious person and the scorn of Him. Verily, that
poverty is the glory of the beginning and the ending. It is a light
which hath illumined the heavens and the earth.
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O thou who art attracted to the Kingdom of God!
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Consider not the present state, for it is the time of
sowing seeds in that country (America) and, of course, great
difficulties are met with, differences and hindrances of the people
being severe. Firmness must uphold us. As the servants and the
maid-servants of the Merciful stand firmly and persevere, the good
seed will soon grow and bear the fruit of blessing.
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Then will spirit
and fragrance prevail, and joy and rejoicing come from the heavenly
sphere; the sorrows and toils shall be forgotten and the eternal
peace and rest appear. I trust, through the bounty of ABHA, that ye
may be strengthened to serve and to spread the Word of God.
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The giving .... the ring
of the Greatest Name is very beautiful. The ring should be worn on
the small finger of the right hand.
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The prayer for forgiveness
is behalf of those who have passed, ignorant, from this world, will
be sent as requested.
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Regarding the “two wings” of the soul: These
signify wings of ascent. One is the wing of knowledge, the other of
faith, as this is the means of the ascent of the human soul to the
lofty station of divine perfections.