The connection between God and His creation is that of the
originator and the originated, of the sun and the dark bodies of the universe,
of the craftsman and his handiwork. Not only is the sun sanctified in its very
essence above all the bodies that receive its illumination, but its light is
also, in its essence, sanctified from and independent of the earth. So, though
the earth is nurtured by the sun and is the recipient of its light, the sun and
its rays are nonetheless sanctified above it. But were it not for the sun, the
earth and all terrestrial life could not exist.
- ‘Abdu’l-Baha (Table talks in
Akka, authenticated by ‘Abdu’l-Baha; ‘Some Answered Questions’ – 2014 revised
translation by the Baha’i World Centre)
