121 The Master’s positive approach to life and to people encouraged His friends, good as they may have been, to become even better. They were to no evil’ in others, nor were they to see it in ‘see themselves, except in so far that it encouraged them to grow spiritually. The Master said, not look at thy weakness; nay ‘Do look at the power of thy Lord, which hath surrounded all regions.’162 This advice is found repeatedly: not look at ‘Do your weakness, nay, rely upon the confirmation of the Holy Spirit. Verily, It maketh the weak strong, the lowly mighty, the child grown, the infant mature and the small great.’163 And again - in the favor of God. Look not at your own ‘Trust capacities, for the divine bestowal can transform a drop into an ocean; it can make a tiny seed a lofty tree.’164 Super-psychiatrist that He was, He taught that, should ‘We not be occupied with our failings and weakness, but concern ourselves about the Will of God so that It may flow through us, thereby healing these human infirmities.’165 122 Corinne True made one of her nine pilgrimages to the Baha’i Holy Places in Palestine the time of the Second ‘during Commission of Investigation by the when ‘Abdu’l-Baha had again been confined as a prisoner to by order of the ‘Akka Sultan of Turkey. On this visit Mrs True took a petition to the Master asking permission for the American Baha’is to begin planning for the erection of a of Worship”. This petition “House was in the form of a parchment containing the signatures of over
121 The Master’s positive approach to life and to people encouraged His friends, good as they may have been, to become even better. They were to ‘see no evil’ in others, nor were they to see it in themselves, except in so far that it encouraged them to grow spiritually. The Master said, ‘Do not look at thy weakness; nay look at the power of thy Lord, which hath surrounded all regions.’162 This advice is found repeatedly: ‘Do not look at your weakness, nay, rely upon the confirmation of the Holy Spirit. Verily, It maketh the weak strong, the lowly mighty, the child grown, the infant mature and the small great.’163 And again - ‘Trust in the favor of God. Look not at your own capacities, for the divine bestowal can transform a drop into an ocean; it can make a tiny seed a lofty tree.’164 Super-psychiatrist that He was, He taught that, ‘We should not be occupied with our failings and weakness, but concern ourselves about the Will of God so that It may flow through us, thereby healing these human infirmities.’165 122 Corinne True made one of her nine pilgrimages to the Baha’i Holy Places in Palestine ‘during the time of the Second Commission of Investigation by the when ‘Abdu’l-Baha had again been confined as a prisoner to ‘Akka by order of the Sultan of Turkey. On this visit Mrs True took a petition to the Master asking permission for the American Baha’is to begin planning for the erection of a “House of Worship”. This petition was in the form of a parchment containing the signatures of over