signs of their Lord.

36 O Living Temple! We have, in very truth, appointed Thee to be the sign
of My majesty amidst all that hath been and all that shall be, and have
ordained Thee to be the emblem of My Cause betwixt the heavens and the
earth, through My word “Be”, and it is!

37 O First Letter of this Temple, betokening the Essence of Divinity!(4)
We have made thee the treasury of My Will and the repository of My Purpose
unto all who are in the kingdoms of revelation and creation. This is but a
token of the grace of Him Who is the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.

38 O Second Letter of this Temple, betokening My name, the Almighty! We
have made thee the manifestation of Our sovereignty and the dayspring of
Our Names. Potent am I to fulfil that which My tongue speaketh.

39 O Third Letter of this Temple, betokening My name, the All-Bountiful!
We have made thee the dawning-place of Our bounty amidst Our creatures and
the fountainhead of Our generosity amidst Our people. Powerful am I in My
dominion. Nothing whatsoever of all that hath been created in the heavens
or on the earth can escape My knowledge, and I am the True One, the Knower
of things unseen.

40 O Pen! Send down out of the clouds of Thy generosity that which shall
enrich all created things, and withhold not Thy favours from the world of
being. Thou, verily, art the All-Bountiful in the heaven of Thine
eternity, and the Lord of infinite grace unto all who inhabit the kingdom
of names. Look not upon the people and the things they possess; look
rather upon the wonders of Thy gifts and favours. Gather then Thy servants
beneath Thy shade that shadoweth all mankind. Stretch forth the hand of