Dearest friends & families,
One of the most precious gifts that has been bestowed upon us is hope. From the beginning of our existence the seed of hope has been planted in our heart, mind and every cell of our body. And one of the prerequisite elements that could germinate hope in our life is desire. But in reality there is another inseparable component the absence of which makes it impossible for every creation of Almighty to move forward in life. Patience. Patience is an attribute of God which must be incorporated in every moment of human life.
As Baháʼu’lláh has indicated that:
“Further know ye that for all good deeds there is ordained a limited reward in the Book of God with the exception of patience. This is the point that was made by God unto Muhammad, the Apostle of God. “Those who patiently persevere will truly receive a reward without measure.”[2]
At every moment of our life we humbly bow our head to Baháʼu’lláh for holding our hands at all times through thin and thick and guiding us to be patient during the past nine years.
Baháʼu’lláh states:
It behooveth whosoever hath set his face towards the Most Sublime Horizon to cleave tenaciously unto the cord of patience, and to put his reliance in God, the Help in Peril, the Unconstrained.[3]
And then we end the letter with these beautiful words from the Writings of the Báb:
Say, this earthly life shall come to an end, and everyone shall expire and return unto my Lord God Who will reward with the choicest gifts the deeds of those who endure with patience. Verily thy God assigneth the measure of all created things as He willeth, by virtue of His behest; and those who conform to the good-pleasure of your Lord, they are indeed among the blissful.[4]
With all our love to all of you.
Shidfar & Farzaneh