Who are the friends of Baha’u’llah? He [Baha’u’llah] says that we the Baha’is are his friends.
“The manifestation of God for today, wronged by the world, wronged by most of his family, turned his heart to us and called us his friends.”
How is it possible to imagine being a friend to the manifestation of God? Are we as Baha’is, as individuals worthy of such a relationship with God?
It is written in the Long Obligatory prayer,
“…Whenever I ponder my evil doings and Thy benevolence, my heart melteth within me, and my blood boileth in my veins.”
The self-chastisement of the manifestation of God in regards to his own behavior towards God is meant to show us [humanity] that God is wholly above and beyond our ability to comprehend and understand in a loving and justice manner.