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52. O servant of the One true God! The Lord be praised, the loved ones of God are found in every land, and are, one and all, neath the shadow of the Tree of Life and under the protection of His good providence. His care and loving- kindness surge even as the eternal billows of the sea, and His blessings are continually showered from His eternal Kingdom. (92:1) Ours should be the prayer that His blessings may be vouchsafed in still greater abundance, and ours to hold fast to such means as shall ensure a fuller outpouring of His grace and a greater measure of His divine assistance. (92:2) One of the greatest of these means is the spirit of true fellowship and loving communion amongst the friends. Remember the saying: `Of all pilgrimages the greatest is to relieve the sorrow- laden heart.' (92:3) 53. Verily, Abdu'l- Baha inhaleth the fragrance of the love of God from every meeting place where the Word of God is uttered and proofs and arguments set forth that shed their rays across the world, and where they recount the tribulations of Abdu'l- Baha at the evil hands of those who have violated the Covenant of God. (92:4) O handmaid of the Lord! Speak thou no word of politics; thy task concerneth the life of the soul, for this verily leadeth to man's joy in the world of God. Except to speak well of them, make thou no mention of the earth's kings, and the worldly governments thereof. Rather, confine thine utterance to spreading the blissful tidings of the Kingdom of God, and demonstrating the influence of the Word of God, and the holiness of the Cause of God. Tell thou of abiding joy and spiritual delights, and godlike qualities, and of how the Sun of Truth hath risen above the earth's horizons: tell of the blowing of the spirit of life into the body of the world.
(92:5)
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