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The Light of Divine Guidance [First of Two Volumes]
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Pages 119-121
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Letter of 4 June 1947 (Convention)
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Dear Bahá'í Friends:
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It was with great joy that our beloved Guardian received
your loving message dated April 26th, and signed by so
many of the dear believers. He has instructed me to answer
you on his behalf.
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The re-florescence of the Holy and beloved Faith in
Germany, after so many bitter years of suppression and
suffering, has brought great happiness to not only his heart
but to the hearts of the Bahá'ís all over the world.
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That you should be able, in relatively so short a period of
time, and in the face of so many obstacles, to reconstitute
your assemblies and National Assembly, be in a position to
elect new assemblies, and to hold your Summer School and
various conferences, all point the way to a brilliant future
for the German followers of the Cause of God.
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He urges you individually and collectively to teach the
Faith constantly to your spiritually starved countrymen, to
support and assist your National Assembly in carrying out
its heavy responsibilities and to do all in your power to
hasten the day when a befitting National Headquarters,
situated in Frankfurt a.M., will have been purchased and
established, one that will be commensurate with the
importance of the German Bahá'í Community, the strongest
and largest on the Continent of Europe.
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You may rest assured that his loving and ardent prayers
are offered for your progress and success in the Holy
Shrines....
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[From the Guardian:]
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Dearly beloved friends and co-workers:
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I was deeply touched by your message, and I greatly value
the sentiments you have expressed, the zeal and unity you
demonstrate, the deeds you accomplish, the plans you have
conceived, and above all the spirit you so powerfully
manifest in your diligent labours for the spread and
consolidation of our beloved Faith in your promising
country. The German Bahá'í community, emerging
triumphantly from one of the severest ordeals that have
afflicted any of its sister-communities in East or West, now
stands on the threshold of a new era in its development.
Great tasks confront it. The establishment of a befitting
administrative centre in the heart of that country, the
multiplication of groups and assemblies, the dissemination
of Bahá'í literature and the proclamation of the Faith to the
masses are among the most urgent, the most vital and
outstanding of these tasks. The entire community, however
difficult the present circumstances, must arise and carry
them out. Its future as prophecied by `Abdu'l-Bahá is
glorious. Its spirit is magnificent. Its members are
distinguished among the followers of the Faith throughout
the world by their tenacity, their thoroughness, their great
capacity and resourcefulness. Our beloved Master, who
watches over them, has greatly praised them, loves them
dearly, is ready to bless their labours and reinforce their
exertions. Its members must rise to the height of their
present and priceless opportunity. They will, I feel
confident, prove themselves worthy of the great blessings
showered upon them in the past by their Lord and Master.
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Affectionately,
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Shoghi
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