Every true believer, if he is to deepen in his understanding
of the Cause of Bahá'u'lláh must needs combine profound faith in the unfailing
efficacy of His Message and His Covenant, with the humility of recognizing that
no one of this generation can claim to have embraced the vastness of His Cause
nor to have comprehended the manifold mysteries and potentialities it contains.
The words of Shoghi Effendi bear ample testimony to this fact:
“How vast is the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh! How great the
magnitude of His blessings showered upon humanity in this day! And yet, how
poor, how inadequate our conception of their significance and glory! This
generation stands too close to so colossal a Revelation to appreciate, in their
full measure, the infinite possibilities of His Faith, the unprecedented
character of His Cause, and the mysterious dispensations of His Providence.” (Shoghi
Effendi, from a letter dated 21 March 1930 published in ‘The World Order of
Bahá'u'lláh’)
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter dated 9 March 1965)
