O thou lady of the Kingdom! Praise thou God that in this
age, the age of the dispensation of Bahá'u'lláh, thou hast been awakened, hast
been made aware of the Manifestation of the Lord of Hosts. All the people of
the world are buried in the graves of nature, or are slumbering, heedless and
unaware. Just as Christ saith: 'I may come when you are not aware. The coming
of the Son of Man is like the coming of a thief into a house, the owner of
which is utterly unaware.'
' Abdu'l-Baha (‘Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Baha’)
