Springtime is here once again and the cycle of nature has
taken another turn. It is a new and wondrous season, whose essential qualities
are the bright light of the sun and vernal showers and breezes, which enable
the capacity latent in the earth to be released, the flowers to bloom, the
birds to warble, the desert to become verdant, and a fresh spirit to be
breathed into the contingent world. This physical spring is reminiscent of the
Mystic Spring that arrived once more with the rising of the Sun of Truth above
the horizon of the sacred land of Iran, shedding illumination upon east and
west. The showers of mercy rained down, the heavenly breezes wafted, the
hyacinths of inner meaning sprang forth, and the world of humanity was given
life anew and freshness beyond measure. Although this spiritual Springtide is
still in the early stages of its effulgence, yet the initial signs of the
influence, transformative power, and unifying force of the divine civilization
that has been renewed in this wondrous cycle can already be glimpsed throughout
the world, especially in those places where the spiritual enterprise has
advanced in degrees of progress.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a message
dated Naw-Ruz 2019 addressed to the followers of Bahá’u’lláh in Iran –
authorized translation)
