We need but glance at the Words of
Bahá’u’lláh and the Epistles of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá to realize the great privilege of
teaching the Cause, its vital necessity, its supreme urgency, and its
wide-reaching effects. These are the very words of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá:—
“In these days, the Holy Ones of the
Realm of Glory, dwelling in the all-highest Paradise, yearn to return unto this
world, and be of some service to the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh and prove their
servitude to the Threshold of Abhá beauty.”
What a wondrous vision these words
unfold to our eyes! How great our privilege to labor in this Day in the Divine
Vineyard! Is it not incumbent upon us to arise and teach His Cause with such an
ardor which no worldly adversity can quell, nor any measure of success can
satiate?
(Shoghi Effendi, excerpt from a letter dated March 12, 1923, to the
Baha’is throughout America, Great Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy,
Japan and Australasia; ‘Baha’i Administration’ )
