“These are servants who abide beneath the shelter of the tender mercy of their Lord, and who remain undeterred by those who seek to obstruct their path. Upon their faces may be seen the brightness of the light of the All-Merciful, and from their hearts may be heard the remembrance of Mine all-glorious and inaccessible Name. Were they to unloose their tongues to extol their Lord, the denizens of earth and heaven would join in their anthems of praise -- yet how few are they who hear! And were they to glorify their Lord, all created things would join in their hymns of glory. Thus hath God exalted them above the rest of His creation, and yet the people remain unaware!”
Comments:
• In this paragraph we find further explanation from Baha’u’llah concerning those believers whom He refers to, in the previous paragraph, as part of His “new creation”:
• Those who “abide beneath the shelter of the tender mercy of their Lord”;
• Those who “remain undeterred by those who seek to obstruct their path”;
• Those who “Upon their faces may be seen the brightness of the light of the All-Merciful”;
• Those who “from their hearts may be heard the remembrance of Mine all-glorious and inaccessible Name”;
• Those who if they were “to unloose their tongues to extol their Lord, the denizens of earth and heaven would join in their anthems of praise”; and
• Those who if they were “to glorify their Lord, all created things would join in their hymns of glory.”
• Reflecting over these spiritual qualities that we are being called upon by the Manifestation of God to strive for, will help us realize our humble journey to our own individual spiritual transformation. A transformation that, in the words of Baha’u’llah is “the object of every Revelation”:
"Is not the object of every Revelation to effect a transformation in the whole character of mankind, a transformation that shall manifest itself, both outwardly and inwardly, that shall affect both its inner life and external conditions? For if the character of mankind be not changed, the futility of God's universal Manifestation would be apparent." (Baha’u’llah, Kitab-i-Iqan, p. 241)
