The extraordinary capacities of the American nation, as well
as the superb stewardship of the Baha'i community within it, have repeatedly
been extolled in the writings of our Faith. In His Tablets and utterances,
'Abdu'l-Baha, the Centre of the Covenant, projected a compelling vision of the
world-embracing prospects of that richly endowed country. "The American
nation", He averred, "is equipped and empowered to accomplish that
which will adorn the pages of history, to become the envy of the world, and be
blest in both the East and the West for the triumph of its people." In
another assertion addressed to the Baha'i community itself, He uttered words of
transcendent importance: "...your mission", He affirmed, "is
unspeakably glorious. Should success crown your enterprise, America will
assuredly evolve into a centre from which waves of spiritual power will
emanate, and the throne of the Kingdom of God will, in the plentitude of its
majesty and glory, be firmly established."
(The Universal House of
Justice, from a letter dated 29
December 1988 addressed to the Followers of Baha'u'llah in the United States of
America)
