Notes on Turning to the Guardian
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( Worde Written by beloved May Maxwell which she permitted
me to oopy •••• Agne s Alexander.)
Do we turn sutt1oiently, wholly and oonsolously to the irresistable
Might of the Guardlan?
Can we dare say that we admini stratively, collectively or individually
tap the infinite resouroes conceal ed in the (mystery of the) Guareian-
Ship'
Every one of us relizes that he singly and alone
out weighs the world, that in the Li ght of the Supreme Being he is
more precious than the entire human race.
I believe that if the truth were known every success in the FaIth 1s
in dir~ct ratio to th.~.fl turn1ng~ this utter dependence on him, and
every failur6 due to, etc.
Baha.'u'llah hea.:ea and gr ants our prayers, it 1s promised us, but in
this hour of supreme danger, the more firmly we grasp that mighty
oord held I n the grasp of the Almighty, a Life-rope through the onoo~
strome, the more shall we be moved by Iu s all-swaying power and guided
under his shadow, etc.
We in .~erica st i ll believe in size and numbers despite the revelatlons
ot soiAnoe of the power of imponderable forees. Quantity, not qualty
oolours tho mental oonsoiousness of the jest to a great degree.
Undoubtedly the chief corner- stone of the Will and testament 1s the
Ouardle.n-sr.J.p, end the crux of thi s might y l nsti tut1on, including the
International Rouse of Jus tice. once it is formed., Lies in the one
word, "turn". "turn unto hlm.       All things in the un1vePaG "turn".
The invisible ra.ys which torm the atoms, the earth on its uis-l ts
rotation in the solar system- that system turns around another faster
center ~ thus in single word, "turn unto Shoghi Effendi," the ltlw of the
universe. the law of llfe has been established at the centre, the heart
of the divi ne religion, the World Order of Baha'u'llah. Our entire
LIfe, 1nwa rdedly and outwardedly hinges on this "turnlng" •••• in the
words of the rr,aEter,    concentrated 1n a Point of concentration," in
the words of Christ, "if the eye be a :lngla, II I t i s a law.
Likewlse we shall turn in the future to the International House of
JustIce because the Guardian 1s i ts head. Through him that body
electe~ from the human plane, the eleot of the elect, through him
they become overehadowed by that MIghty ~ower. through him alone
they are l i nked with God.
We know that Baha''C.'llah hears and grants our prayers within bounds
perhaps of our fin i te faith and limi tatlon, but the prayer of the
Guardian 1s irre s istab1 9, all-moVing, al1~potent.

ABA;de
Oct.'49
-- Notes on Turning to the Guardian (Used by permission of the curator)