She Loves Her Lord
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‘Abdu’l-Bahá had told Lua Getsinger that day and night she must engage in spreading the Bahá’í message. When once someone complained of Lua to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, He turned to the person who had made the criticism and with a benign smile, said, “But she loves her Lord.”
Source: Annamarie Honnold, Vignettes from the Life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, no. 49 "But she loves her Lord", p. 164.
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