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Citadel of Faith
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Pages 131-132
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APPEAL FOR DEDICATION
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It is therefore imperative for the individual American believer, and
particularly for the affluent, the independent, the comfort-loving and
those obsessed by material pursuits, to step forward, and dedicate their
resources, their time, their very lives to a Cause of such transcendence
that no human eye can even dimly perceive its glory. Let them resolve,
instantly and unhesitatingly, to place, each according to his circumstances,
his share on the altar of Bahá'í sacrifice, lest, on a sudden,
unforeseen calamities rob them of a considerable portion of the earthly
things they have amassed.
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Now if ever is the time to tread the path which the dawn-breakers
of a previous age have so magnificently trodden. Now is the time to
carry out, in the spirit and in the letter, the fervent wish so pathetically
voiced by `Abdu'l-Bahá, Who longed, as attested in the Tablets of the
Divine Plan, to "travel though on foot and in the utmost poverty" and
raise "in cities, villages, mountains, deserts and oceans" "the call of
Yá-Bahá'u'l-Abhá!"
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Then, and only then, can the members of this community hasten
the advent of the day when, as prophesied by His pen, "heavenly
illumination" will "stream" from their country "to all the peoples of the
world." Then, and only then will they find themselves "securely
established upon the throne of an everlasting dominion."
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That the members of this community, of either sex and of every
age, of whatever race or background, however limited in experience,
capacity and knowledge, may arise as one man, and seize with both
hands the God-given opportunities now presented to them through the
dispensations of an all-loving, ever-watchful, ever-sustaining Providence,
and lend thereby a tremendous impetus to the propelling forces
mysteriously guiding the operations of this newly launched, unspeakably
potent, world-encompassing Crusade, is one of the dearest wishes
which a loving and longing heart holds for them at this great turning
point in the fortunes of the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh in the American
continent.
[July 28, 1954]
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