O My beloved Lord, how long wilt Thou abandon Me to them?
Lift Me up unto Thee, shelter Me close to Thee, make Me a dwelling by Thy
throne of glory. Verily art Thou the Answerer of prayers, and Thou art the
Clement, the Merciful. O My Lord! Verily this world with all its vastness can
no longer contain Me, and I love this cross, out of love for Thy beauty, and
yearning for Thy realm on high, and because of this fire, fanned by the gusts
of Thy holiness, aflame within My heart. Help me, O Lord, to ascend unto Thee,
sustain Me that I may reach unto Thy sacred Threshold, O My loving Lord! Verily
Thou art the Merciful, the Possessor of great bounty! Verily Thou art the
Generous! Verily Thou art the Compassionate! Verily Thou art the All-Knowing!
There is none other God save Thee, the Mighty, the Powerful!
- Jesus Christ
(Quoted by ‘Abdu’l-Baha in 'Selections from the Writings of
‘Abdu'l-Baha')
