Monteverde, Costa Rica
“Is it their wish to tarry here when already they have one foot in the stirrup? Look they to return, once they are gone? Nay, by Him Who is the Lord of Lords! save on the Day of Judgement, the Day whereon the people shall arise from their graves and be asked of their legacy. Well is it with him who shall not be weighted down with his burdens on that Day, the Day whereon the mountains shall pass away and all shall gather to be questioned in the presence of God, the Most Exalted.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, The Summons of the Lord of Hosts
Haifa, Israel
“Así pues, conforme a lo dicho, comprende las características de distinción, la variedad y unidad de las diversas Manifestaciones de santidad, para que llegues a entender las alusiones con que el creador de todos los nombres y atributos se ha referido a los misterios de la distinción y unidad, y puedas descubrir la respuesta a tu pregunta acerca de por qué la Eterna Belleza, en épocas distintas, Se ha dirigido a Sí misma con nombres y títulos diferentes.”
-Baha’u’llah, Kitab-I-Iqan Libro de la Certeza
Quadra Island, Canada
“O peoples of the earth!” He declares in one of His major works, “Verily the resplendent Light of God hath appeared in your midst … that ye may be guided aright to the ways of peace and, by the leave of God, step out of the darkness into the light and onto this far-extended Path of Truth.”
Let every one who is awake to the condition of the world, and to the persistent evils that warp the lives of its inhabitants, heed Bahá’u’lláh’s call to selfless and steadfast service—heroism for the present age. What else will rescue the world but the efforts of countless souls who each make the welfare of humanity their principal, their dominating concern?
-The Universal House of Justice, October 2019
West Mediterranean Sea
“Be thankful to God for having enabled you to recognise His Cause. Whoever has received this blessing must, prior to his acceptance, have performed some deed which, though he himself was unaware of its character, was ordained by God as a means whereby he has been guided to find and embrace the Truth. As to those who have remained deprived of such a blessing, their acts alone have hindered them from recognising the truth of this Revelation. We cherish the hope that you, who have attained to this light, will exert your utmost to banish the darkness of superstition and unbelief from the midst of the people. May your deeds proclaim your faith and enable you to lead the erring into the paths of eternal salvation. The memory of this night will never be forgotten. May it never be effaced by the passage of time, and may its mention linger forever on the lips of men.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, as quoted in The Dawn-Breakers: Nabíl’s Narrative of the Early Days of the Bahá’í Revelation
Louisbourg, Canada
“All that ye potentially possess can…be manifested only as a result of your own volition.”
-Bahá’u’lláh, Gleanings
Chicago, USA
“When the Daystar of Bahá will shine resplendent above the horizon of eternity it is incumbent upon you to present yourselves before His Throne. Beware lest ye be seated in His presence or ask questions without His leave. Fear ye God, O concourse of the Mirrors.”
-The Báb, Selections from the Writings of the Báb