The Word
of God hath set the heart of the world afire; how regrettable if ye fail to be
enkindled with its flame! Please God, ye will regard this blessed night as the
night of unity, will knit your souls together, and resolve to adorn yourselves
with the ornament of a goodly and praiseworthy character. Let your principal
concern be to rescue the fallen from the slough of impending extinction, and to
help him embrace the ancient Faith of God. Your behavior towards your neighbor
should be such as to manifest clearly the signs of the one true God, for ye are
the first among men to be re-created by His Spirit, the first to adore and bow
the knee before Him, the first to circle round His throne of glory.
(Baha'u'llah,
‘Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah’)
