at Birthday of Bab- on prayer

Worship thou God in such wise that if thy worship lead thee to the fire, no alteration in
thine adoration would be produced, and so likewise if thy recompense should be
paradise. Thus and thus alone should be the worship which befitteth the one True
God. Shouldst thou worship Him because of fear, this would be unseemly in the
sanctified Court of His presence, and could not be regarded as an act by thee dedicated
to the Oneness of His Being. Or if thy gaze should be on paradise, and thou shouldst
worship Him while cherishing such a hope, thou wouldst make Godʹs creation a
partner with Him, notwithstanding the fact that paradise is desired by men.
(ʺSelections from the Writings of the Babʺ pp. 77‐78))