The vastness of the field, the smallness of your numbers,
the indifference of the masses, must neither discourage nor appall you. You
should at all times fix your gaze on the promise of Bahá'u'lláh, put your whole
trust in His creative Word, recall the past and manifold evidences of His
all-encompassing and resistless power, and arise to become worthy and exemplary
recipients of His all-sustaining grace and blessings.
- Shoghi Effendi (Appended to a letter dated 29 June 1941 written on his behalf
to the National Spiritual Assembly of India; "Dawn of a New Day"; The
Compilation of Compilations, vol. II, The Power of Divine Assistance)
