Great as is the love and paternal care which our beloved
Master is extending to us from on High, and unique as is the Spirit that
animates today His servants in the world, yet a great deal will depend upon the
character and efforts of His loved ones on whom now rests the responsibility of
carrying on His work gloriously after Him. How great is the need at this moment
when the promised outpourings of His grace are ready to be extended to every
soul, for us all to form a broad vision of the mission of the Cause to mankind,
and to do all in our power to spread it throughout the world. The eyes of the
world, now that the sublime Personality of the Master has been removed from
this visible plane, are turned with eager anticipation to us who are named
after His name, and on whom rests primarily the responsibility to keep burning
the torch that He has lit in this world.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a message dated
5 March 1922, ‘The Unfolding Destiny of the British Bahá’í Community’; also in
‘Baha’i Administration’)
