I wish to be known, to realize myself however far I may
proceed in future, as one and only one of the many workers in His
Vineyards...whatever may betide I trust in His ['Abdu'l-Bahá's] wondrous love
for me. May I in no wise by my deeds, thoughts or words, impede the stream of
His sustaining Spirit which I sorely need in facing the responsibilities He has
placed on my youthful shoulders...
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated February
6, 1922 to one of the Persian Bahá'ís; quoted by Ruhiyyih Khanum in ‘The Priceless
Pearl’)
