Know thou that every created thing is a sign of the
revelation of God. Each, according to its capacity, is, and will ever remain, a
token of the Almighty. Inasmuch as He, the sovereign Lord of all, hath willed
to reveal His sovereignty in the kingdom of names and attributes, each and
every created thing hath, through the act of the Divine Will, been made a sign
of His glory. So pervasive and general is this revelation that nothing
whatsoever in the whole universe can be discovered that doth not reflect His
splendor. Under such conditions every consideration of proximity and remoteness
is obliterated.... Were the Hand of Divine power to divest of this high
endowment all created things, the entire universe would become desolate and
void. (Baha'u'llah, Gleanings from the Writings of Baha'u'llah)
They whom God hath endued with insight will readily recognize that the precepts laid down by God constitute the highest means for the maintenance of order in the world and the security of its! peoples.... Hasten to drink your fill, O men of understanding! They that have violated the Covenant of God by breaking His commandments, and have turned back on their heels, these have erred grievously in the sight of God, the All-Possessing, the Most High. (Baha’u’llah, ‘Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh’; The Compilation of Compilations vol. I, The Covenant)
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The parents must exert every effort to rear their offspring to be religious, for should the children not attain this greatest of adornments, they will not obey their parents, which in a certain sense means that they will not obey God. Indeed, such children will show no consideration to anyone, and will do exactly as they please. (Baha’u’llah, The Compilation of Compilations, Vol. I, Family Life)
From ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
O ye lovers of this wronged one! Cleanse ye your eyes, so
that ye behold no man as different from yourselves. See ye no strangers; rather
see all men as friends, for love and unity come hard when ye fix your gaze on
otherness. And in this new and wondrous age, the Holy Writings say that we must
be at one with every people; that we must see neither harshness nor injustice,
neither malevolence, nor hostility, nor hate, but rather turn our eyes toward
the heaven of ancient glory. For each of the creatures is a sign of God, and it
was by the grace of the Lord and His power that each did step into the world;
therefore they are not strangers, but in the family; not aliens, but friends,
and to be treated as such. (‘Abdu'l-Baha, Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu'l-Baha)
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The assistance of the Blessed Beauty brings about extraordinary things. Every act of the Blessed Beauty constitutes in itself a consummate proof. In one of my early writings I wrote that in the eyes of the possessors of insight the doings of Him Who is the Sovereign Truth have no equal. For instance, if the Blessed Beauty asked after someone's health, although outwardly a common expression, it could give to a person who was perceptive hints as to the wisdom and mystery hidden in the words spoken on that occasion. Thus it is that God in all His actions is distinct from all others, just as a wise man displays in all his actions the signs of wisdom. (Words of ‘Abdu’l-Baha, 4 August 1912, recorded by Mahmud Zarqani, His secretary and chronicler during His travels in the West; ‘Mahmud’s Diary, vol. 1’)