“The effulgence of God’s splendrous mercy,” He, in a passage
alluding to the growth and future development of the Faith, declares, “hath
enveloped the peoples and kindreds of the earth, and the whole world is bathed
in its shining glory… The day will soon come when the light of Divine unity
will have so permeated the East and the West that no man dare any longer ignore
it.” “Now in the world of being the Hand of divine power hath firmly laid the
foundations of this all-highest bounty and this wondrous gift. Whatsoever is
latent in the innermost of this holy cycle shall gradually appear and be made
manifest, for now is but the beginning of its growth and the dayspring of the
revelation of its signs. Ere the close of this century and of this age, it
shall be made clear and evident how wondrous was that springtide and how
heavenly was that gift!” - Shoghi Effendi (‘The Dispensation of Baha’u’llah;
included in ‘The World Order of Baha’u’llah’)
