“O Thou Who art the apple of Mine eye!” Bahá’u’lláh, in His
own handwriting, thus addresses ‘Abdu’l Bahá, “My glory, the ocean of My
loving-kindness, the sun of My bounty, the heaven of My mercy rest upon Thee.
We pray God to illumine the world through Thy knowledge and wisdom, to ordain
for Thee that which will gladden Thine heart and impart consolation to Thine
eyes.” “The glory of God rest upon Thee,” He writes in another Tablet, “and
upon whosoever serveth Thee and circleth around Thee. Woe, great woe, betide
him that opposeth and injureth Thee. Well is it with him that sweareth fealty
to Thee; the fire of hell torment him who is Thine enemy.” “We have made Thee a
shelter for all mankind,” He, in yet another Tablet, affirms, “a shield unto
all who are in heaven and on earth, a stronghold for whosoever hath believed in
God, the Incomparable, the All-Knowing. God grant that through Thee He may
protect them, may enrich and sustain them, that He may inspire Thee with that
which shall be a wellspring of wealth unto all created things, an ocean of
bounty unto all men, and the dayspring of mercy unto all peoples.” - Shoghi
Effendi (‘The Dispensation of Baha’u’llah; included in ‘The World Order of
Baha’u’llah’)
