Now surely, if ever, is the time for us, the chosen ones of
Bahá'u'lláh and the bearers of His Message to the world, to endeavor by day and
by night, to deepen, first and foremost, the Spirit of His Cause in our own
individual lives, and then labor, and labor incessantly to exemplify in all our
dealings with our fellow-men that noble Spirit of which His beloved Son
`Abdu'l-Bahá has been all the days of His life a true and unique exponent. ...
Let us, with a pure heart, with humility and earnestness, turn afresh to His
counsels and exhortations, and seek from that Source of Celestial Potency all
the guidance, the spirit, the power which we shall need for the fulfillment of
our mission in this life.
(Shoghi Effendi, ‘Bahá'í Administration’; The
Compilation of Compilations, vol. I, The
Importance of Deepening Our Knowledge and Understanding of the Faith)
