Pawns
The "building process," to which they are consecrated, is "the one hope of a stricken society." For, it is "actuated by the generating influence of God's changeless Purpose, and is evolving within the framework of the Administrative Order of His Faith."
- Universal House of Justice, 27 December 2005 to the Continental Boards of Counsellors
. . . this latest move in His Own Major Plan, using both the mighty and lowly as pawns in His world-shaping game, for the fulfillment of His immediate purpose and the eventual establishment of His Kingdom on earth.
- Shoghi Effendi, Citadel of Faith, p. 146
As Shoghi Effendi has pointed out, (Shoghi Effendi, Citadel of Faith, p. 139-140), God's Major Plan uses "both the mighty and the lowly as pawns in His world-shaping game, for the fulfilment of His immediate purpose and the eventual establishment of His Kingdom on earth."
- The Universal House of Justice, Ridván 155, 1998, p. 3
Of all the peoples of the world, "they alone can recognize, amidst the welter of a tempestuous age, the Hand of the Divine Redeemer that traces its course and controls its destinies.
- Universal House of Justice, 27 December 2005 to the Continental Boards of Counsellors
Quote of the Day
Istijlal 9 Ilm 182 B.E.
This lower nature in man is symbolized as Satan - the evil ego within us, not an evil personality outside.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá – Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 287