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Letter of 16 May 1933
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Dear Dr. Mühlschlegel:
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The Guardian ... does sincerely hope that the reports we
receive here about the sentiments rampant in Germany are
untrue to fact, that it is a regeneration of the people rather
than a retrogression towards a dead past. Because whatever
we say of Germany, we have to admit that its people are
endowed with a spiritual vitality quite superior to many
other races. Being in the heart of that populated continent
and being inspired by such a strong religious spirit,
Germany can easily achieve a wonderful task in
regenerating the world. The eyes of the world are surely
centered around it expecting to see what it will do.
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Yet we Bahá'ís should remember that we stand above
politics. That that field does not interest us; that we
attribute importance to things of the spirit, that we await
salvation to come from the Faith that burns in our hearts.
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In his moments of prayer and meditation at the Blessed
Shrines, the Guardian will think of you and the other friends
in Germany and ask God to guide you and assist you in
playing your important rôle of spiritualizing the whole
world--so immersed at present in material pursuits and
interests....
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[From the Guardian:]
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Dear and precious co-worker:
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I was so pleased to receive your letter. I long to hear more
fully and more frequently from you. You are a tower of ...
and a pillar of His Faith in that land. Germany has a glorious
future under the banner of the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh. Its
mission is to champion the cause of God in Europe and
establish it firmly in the heart of that continent. The tests
and trials which have beset the Faith in that land were
necessary and providential. It is for the German believers,
who have weathered the storm, to arise and promote the
Cause, to proclaim the non-political character of their
Faith, to establish its nascent institutions and prove by their
words and acts their freedom from every taint of
particularism and prejudice. May the Almighty guide their
steps, sustain them in their efforts and bless their activities.
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Shoghi
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