ARISE with every power to assist the Covenant of God

and serve in His vineyard.

Be confident that a confirmation will be granted unto you

and a success on His part is given unto you.

Verily, He shall support you by the angels of His holiness

and reinforce you with the breaths of the Spirit

that ye may mount the Ark of Safety,

set forth the evident signs, impart the spirit of life,

declare the essence of His commands and precepts,

guide the sheep who are straying from the fold

in all directions, and give the blessings.

Ye have to use every effort in your power

and strive earnestly and wisely in this new century.

By God, verily the Lord of Hosts is your support,

the angels of heaven your assistance,

the Holy Spirit your companion

and the Center of the Covenant your helper.

Be not idle, but active and fear not.

Look unto those who have been in the former ages

how they have resisted all nations and suffered

all persecutions and afflictions, and how their stars shone,

their attacks proved successful,

their teachings established,

their regions expanded,

their hearts gladdened,

their ideas cleared and their motives effective.

Ye are now in a great station

and noble rank and ye shall find yourselves in evident success

and prosperity, the like of which

the eye of existence never saw in former ages.

(Abdu'l-Baha, Baha'i World Faith - Abdu'l-Baha Section, p. 362)