Chalice

“The movement itself from place to place, when undertaken for the sake of God, hath always exerted, and can now exert, its influence in the world. In the Books of old the station of them that have voyaged far and near in order to guide the servants of God hath been set forth and written down.” “I swear by God! So great are the things ordained for the steadfast that were they, so much as the eye of a needle, to be disclosed, all who are in heaven and on earth would be dumbfounded, except such as God, the Lord of all worlds, hath willed to exempt.” “I swear by God! That which hath been destined for him who aideth My Cause excelleth the treasures of the earth.” “Whoso openeth his lips in this day, and maketh mention of the name of his Lord, the hosts of Divine inspiration shall descend upon him from the heaven of My name, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. On him shall also descend the Concourse on high, each bearing aloft a chalice of pure light."
This is a quote my mother often mentioned, particularly the end, the part about "the hosts of Divine inspiration" descending "each bearing aloft a chalice of pure light." The image is breathtaking, and inconturnable. I imagine a painting, no a mural of this, just bursting with color and criss-crossed with the interplay of shadow and light.
Chalices are such a symbol of hope, of goals for the future, of perseverance and tenacity. There's a saying Gaby always likes to quote "La esperanza es lo último que se pierde" Hope is the last thing to lose. The intention is, don't lose hope, if you have nothing else, you always have hope, and this hope gets you to move forward.

Quote from The Advent of Divine Justice, p. 84

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