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"O thou party who art assisted by the hosts of the Kingdom..."
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O thou party
[This Tablet bears the following superscription: "To the members of the House of Justice, the servants of the Covenant, the faithful worshippers of the Holy Threshold of the Beauty of El-Abha." This Tablet and the following eighteen are to the House of Spirituality of Chicago.]
who art assisted by the hosts of the Kingdom
of El-Abha!
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Blessed are ye who are assembled in the shadow of
the Word of God, who are abiding in the cave of the
Covenant of God, who are comforted by dwelling in
the Paradise of El-Abha
[Abha - literally, the Most Glorious.]
, who are cheerfully moved
with the breezes which blow from the point of the
providence of God, and who have arisen to render
service to the Cause of God, to promulgate the Religion
of God, to promote the Word of God and to
hoist the standards of sanctity in those regions and
climes.
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By the life of El-Baha! Verily, the perfect and divine
power will breathe in you with bounties from the
Holy Spirit and enable you to accomplish a thing the
like of which hath never been seen by the eye of existence.
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O party of the Covenant! Verily, the Beauty of
El-Abha hath promised the most great assistance to
the beloved who are firm in the Covenant and to confirm
them through the mightiest power. Ye will
surely find in your luminous assembly such signs as
will shine within hearts and souls. Adhere to the hem
of the robe of the Lofty One and do your best to
spread the Covenant of God and to kindled with the
fire of the love of God, so that your hearts may move
with joy through the fragrances of humbleness which
are being diffused from the heart of Abdul-Baha. Make
feet firm, strengthen hearts and rely upon the everlasting
bounties which will successively pour on your from
the Kingdom of El-Abha. Know, verily, the lights of
Baha' will shine forth onto you during your gathering
together in the brilliant Paradise.
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It is incumbent on you to have union and harmony.
It is incumbent upon you to have affinity and accord,
so that ye may become united in body and soul as the
Pleiades, and as strings of brilliant pearls. Thereby
your foundation will be laid, your argument will become
manifest, your stars will beam forth and your
souls will be comforted.
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When ye enter the spiritual meeting of Consultation,
chant the following commune, your hearts beating with
the love of God and your tongues purified from aught
else save the commemoration of God; so that the Most
Might Power may confirm you by the greatest assistance:
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