When a man has found joy in one place he returns to that
same place to find his joy again. When a man has found gold in a mine, he will
return again to that mine to find more gold; this is a natural law and shows
forth the vital and spiritual powers which God has bestowed upon man, and the
natural instinct which is born in him. The Great Light of the Spirit has ever
arisen in the East but it has shed forth its radiance into the West. And in the
West has it found its greatest force of expansion.
The Christ rose like a star in the horizon of the East, but the Light of His influence has taken root more firmly in the West. This shows us how that the people of the West are very faithful in their hearts and they do not easily forget. The West is like a good plant. When the rain falls gently upon it to give it nourishment and the sun shines upon it to give it warmth, then does it blossom forth and bear good fruit.
It is a long time since the Sun of Righteousness has shed its Reliance upon the West, for the Face of God has been hidden by the sin and forgetfulness of man; but now, thanks be to God! the Sun shines forth in all its glory and the breath of the Holy Spirit is watchful over the nations.
Let us pray to God that the light and refreshment may awaken the people and give them new life, that they shall find a second life and there shall be a new creation. Humanity shall put on a new garment and the Mercy of God will be showered upon the people.
My earnest desire is that you will work for this end, that you may be the cause of it. It is certain that the Flag of Divinity has been raised and the Sun of Righteousness of God appears upon the horizon. Be faithful and loving workers that you may be among the blest of God and receive the benefits of the Kingdom of Abha.
(Star of the West, vol. 2, no. 16, December 31, 1911)
