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Tablets of `Abdu'l-Bahá `Abbás
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Pages 641-642
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"O ye friends of God!..."
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O ye
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friends of God!
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Do ye know in what cycle ye are created and in what
age ye exist? This is the age of the Blessed Perfection
and this is the time of the Greatest Name! This is the
century of the Manifestation, the age of the Sun of the
Horizons and the beautiful springtime of His Holiness
the Eternal One!
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The earth is in motion and growth; the mountains,
hills and prairies are green and pleasant; the bounty is
overflowing; the mercy universal; the rain is descending
from the cloud of mercy; the brilliant Sun is shining;
the full moon is ornamenting the horizon of ether; the
great ocean-tide is flooding every little stream; the gifts
are successive; the favors consecutive; and the refreshing
breeze is blowing, wafting the fragrant perfume of
the blossoms. Boundless treasure is in the hand of the
King of Kings! Lift the hem of thy garment in order
to receive it.
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If we are not happy and joyous at this season, for
what other season shall we wait and for what other time
shall we look?
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This is the time for growing; the season for joyous
gathering! Take the cup of the Testament in thy hand;
leap and dance with ecstasy in the triumphal procession
of the Covenant! Lay your confidence in the everlasting
bounty, turn to the presence of the generous God; ask
assistance from the Kingdom of Abha; seek confirmation
from the Supreme World; turn thy vision to the
horizon of eternal wealth; and pray for help from the
Source of Mercy!
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Soon shall ye see the friends attaining their longed-for
destination and pitching their tents, while we are but in
the first day of our journey.
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Notes
1. [To the Samarkand, Russia, assembly.]
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