Now is the time when every follower of Bahá'u'lláh must
cling fast to the Covenant of God, resist every temptation to become embroiled
in the conflicts of the world, and remember that he is the holder of a precious
trust, the Message of God which, alone, can banish injustice from the world and
cure the ills afflicting the body and spirit of man. We are the bearers of the
Word of God in this day and, however dark the immediate horizons, we must go
forward rejoicing in the knowledge that the work we are privileged to perform
is God's work and will bring to birth a world whose splendour will outshine our
brightest visions and surpass our highest hopes.
- The Universal House of
Justice (From a letter to the Bahá'ís of the World, Naw-Rúz 1979; The
Compilation of Compilations, Vol.III, Social and Economic Development)
