'Abdu'l-Baha, portrait taken in Paris
"Thou knowest, O my God, that I desire for Him naught
except that which Thou didst desire, and have chosen Him for no purpose save
that which Thou hadst intended for Him. Render Him victorious, therefore,
through Thy hosts of earth and heaven... Ordain, I beseech Thee, by the ardor
of My love for Thee and My yearning to manifest Thy Cause, for Him, as well as
for them that love Him, that which Thou hast destined for Thy Messengers and
the Trustees of Thy Revelation. Verily, Thou art the Almighty, the
All-Powerful."
- Baha'u'llah (Quoted
by Shoghi Effendi in 'The World Order of Baha'u'llah')
