Again I earnestly appeal to every one of you, and renew my only request
with all the ardor of my conviction, to make, before and during the coming
Convention, yet another effort, this time more spontaneous and selfless
than before, and endeavor to approach your task--the election of your
delegates, as well as your national and local representatives--with that
purity of spirit that can alone obtain our Beloved's most cherished
desire. Let us recall His explicit and often-repeated assurances that
every Assembly elected in that rarefied atmosphere of selflessness and
detachment is, in truth, appointed of God, that its verdict is truly
inspired, that one and all should submit to its decision unreservedly and
with cheerfulness.
Let us first strive to fulfill these conditions, difficult yet essential,
in our lives, so that, contented and assured, we may make of this new year
of activity a year of abundant blessings, of unprecedented achievements.
May this dearest wish be fulfilled!