The waves of the ocean of divine mercy appear at the utmost
height, and the showers of the clouds of His grace and favor descend every
moment. During the days of sojourn in ‘Iráq this Oppressed One sat down and
consorted with all classes without veil or disguise. How many of the denizens
of the horizons entered in enmity and went forth in sympathy! The door of grace
was open before the faces of all. With rebellious and obedient did We outwardly
converse after one fashion, that perchance the evildoers might win their way to
the ocean of boundless forgiveness. The splendors of the Name of the Concealer
were in such wise manifested that the evildoer imagined that he was accounted
of the good. No messenger was disappointed and no inquirer was turned back.
- Baha’u’llah (Quoted by ‘Abdu’l-Baha in
‘A Traveler’s Narrative’)
