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So let us one and all hold fast to truth, and we shall be free indeed! (121:1) The day is coming when all the religions of the world will unite, for in principle they are one already. There is no need for division, seeing that it is only the outward forms that separate them. Among the sons of men some souls are suffering through ignorance, let us hasten to teach them; others are like children needing care and education until they are grown, and some are sick-- to these we must carry Divine healing. (121:2) Whether ignorant, childish or sick, they must be loved and helped, and not disliked because of their imperfection. (121:3) Doctors of religion were instituted to bring spiritual healing to the peoples and to be the cause of unity among the nations. If they become the cause of division they had better not exist! A remedy is given to cure a disease, but if it only succeeds in aggravating the complaint, it is better to leave it alone. If religion is only to be a cause of disunion it had better not exist. (121:4) All the Divine Manifestations sent by God into the world would have gone through their terrible hardships and sufferings for the single hope of spreading Truth, unity and concord among men. Christ endured a life of sorrow, pain and grief, to bring a perfect example of love into the world-- and in spite of this we continue to act in a contrary spirit one towards the other!
(121:5)
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