The problems which confront the believers at the present
time, whether social, spiritual, economic or administrative will be gradually
solved as the number and the resources of the friends multiply and their
capacity for service and for the application of Baha'i principles develops.
They should be patient, confident and active in utilizing every possible
opportunity that presents itself within the limits now necessarily imposed upon
them. May the Almighty aid them to fulfil their highest hopes ...
- Shoghi
Effendi (From a letter dated 11 March 1933 to an individual believer; quoted in
a letter from the Universal House of Justice dated 20 October 1983; ‘Messages
from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986’)
