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0476 Contact with the lord.... maturity.... teaching activity....

June 20, 1938: Book 10

Has there ever been anything more precious on earth than to have found an intimate contact with the lord and to be honoured by the most divine saviour with a loving address? This is such a priceless good, and every child on earth cannot praise itself happily enough in such proof of God's love. An existing relationship of this kind should be utilized and exploited to the best of our ability, and that is why we want to make the most of every hour. You must pay attention to every little stirring of your heart, then you will succeed in receiving our messages in a far shorter time, and so now continue:

The degree of spiritual maturity is decisive for the teaching activity of an earth child.... Every thought directed towards the spiritual brings progress, and such progress cannot be achieved without effort. A well-groomed appearance will always have a beneficial effect on the environment in human life.... How much more will a well-organized inner life have a beneficial effect on everything that comes into contact with the spiritual aspirant. Thus the human being should first try to come to terms with himself.... i.e. he should try to separate all that is noble from that which is ignoble.... thoughts, words and works, so that it is clearly recognizable how a person's nature can be transformed by working on himself, i.e. on his soul. In such refinement of himself, many a man finds his way back to life, who until then had despised it.... He learnt to see with spiritual eyes, to recognize his purpose, to love his divine creator and found the will to serve. And so the eternal deity came closer to him, honoured him with a high task, the fulfilment of which makes him extremely happy.... If you contemplate this development in yourself, profound gratitude to the lord and saviour will fill your heart, for you will sense that a thread has been woven from you to the beyond which links you to the heavenly father for all eternity. The teachings that the father gives you must give you a completely new view of the goodness and love of the lord. It will not be enough for you to simply write them down.... You must take them into your heart with all seriousness and good will to live according to these teachings and to make them accessible to your neighbour as far as possible. Then the blessing of this word will have an ever greater effect on you.... You will be enlightened in spirit, you will find strength and comfort in the word of God and will only have the desire to devote yourself entirely to love, to be completely absorbed in doing good and to strive for an ever more intimate connection with your saviour.... And so every reception will be a seed that will sprout and bear much fruit. And this work of yours will be infinitely beneficial for you and your fellow human beings. It will strengthen you to ever new deeds of love and you will be conscientiously and richly provided for by the lord, so that the earth will once again harbour a treasure of heavenly wisdom for all who want to have this treasure....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers