Pilgrimage -- Laura Dreyfus Barney

Baha’ullah writes: “The names of handmaidens who are devoted to God are written and set down by the Pen of the Most high in the Crimson Book.”

 Laura Dreyfus Barney, this Handmaiden of Baha, deserves honor in the annals of the history. Let us read from a Tablet, among the many, written by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, to Laura Barney: 

To the honored & attracted [Handmaiden] servant of God Miss Barney (Upon her be BehaUllah El-Abha!) Washington

 He is God! O thou dear Servant of God! If thou knowest how far thy confirmation, Abdu’lBeha asks for help and assistance from the Kingdom of Abha, thou wilt undoubtedly put forth feathers & stretch wings by the dint of joy and happiness, & soar up to the Apex of exultation and felicity! I beg of the True One that thou mayst at every instant, witness the ray of a new Favor & be strengthen by a successive Confirmation. O thou dear servant of Beha! I will henceforth address thee the ‘[Handmaiden] Servant of Beha’, so that it may indicate that thou hast attained to a new assignation. This title is a crown of munificence upon thy head, the gems and pearls of which crown will scintillate forevermore! Consider the succeeding ages, & thou wilt know what a gift is this. O thou [Handmaiden] Servant of Beha! Have joy and happiness and be in spiritual cheerfulness, & arise in such manner in the Cause, that thou mayst move the territory of America! 
They services are accepted and approved in the Threshold of the True One. Thou art indeed devoted (in service)! 

Then ‘Abdu’l-Bahá continued in His own handwriting: O thou [Handmaiden] servant of Beha! The Power of the Holy Spirit is confirmatory: Be thou assured! At every moment, I seek heavenly Bounties, in the world of Spirit, in thy behalf, Turn thy face into the Kingdom of God at early dawns, & thou wilt find Abdul’Beha thy companion.

Burial:
Cimetiere de Passy 
Paris
City of Paris
Île-de-France, France
Plot: Division 9