The secret of God’s holy dispensation

1. It is incumbent on all men, each according to his ability, to refute the arguments of those who have attacked the faith of God.
2. And now, if you act in accordance with the teachings of Baha’u’llah, you may now rest assured that you will be aided and confirmed in all affairs which you undertake.
3. Strive that your deeds may be cleansed from the dust of self and hypocrisy and find favor at the court of glory.
4. Know thou, of a certainty that love is the secret of God’s holy dispensation.
5. The winds of tests are near powerless to hold back them that enjoy near access to Thee.
6. Heal Thou the sicknesses that have assailed the souls  on every side and have deterred them rom directing their gaze towards the paradise that lieth in the shelter of Thy shadowing name, which Thou didst ordain to be the king of all names.
7. He hath abandoned this mortal life and hath flown to the kingdom of immortality, yearning for the favor of meeting Thee.
8. O Lord, make firm our steps in Thy faith. Guard us within the stronghold of Thy protection. Nourish us from Thy heavenly table.