The primary adherents are the stars of great magnitude in
every land in the firmament of the Kingdom of God. They are the chosen people.
They are like candles which, through their sacrificial efforts, are weeping
their lives away in order to give light to the world and establish the purpose
of their Lord and Saviour, which purpose is the salvation of mankind. His
Holiness, Jesus Christ! see how small the group of His disciples was! No matter
how few the number of the disciples was, yet they through His power illumined
the world. Our Era is similar to that, but through the development of humanity
it is greater, and through the evils of the material civilization and
negligence of mankind our sacrifices must be greater. Divine light must make
itself manifest in our daily life deeds. - Shoghi Effendi (From a message dated 22 June
1923written on behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; ‘Arohanui:
Letters from Shoghi Effendi to New Zealand’)
