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1124 Prayer.... power of the spirit....

October 2, 1939: Book 20

Being in direct contact with spiritual strength promotes the spiritual development of the soul immensely, which urgently needs support in its imperfect state. Consciously asking for this strength is of inestimable value and must therefore also produce clearly recognizable results. An incorrigible denier of this strength, however, does not find the support and his soul's state is inevitably affected by it; i.e. the soul is not offered the opportunity to raise itself, it cannot develop and thus remains what it was before it animated the human body. And this again explains why people's spiritual state is so low. It can be explained that precisely the human being who relies on his own strength no longer progresses but always remains in the same state and therefore his life can be called a useless one if he does not receive enlightenment from one side. Thus the human being must first be made aware that he has unlimited strength at his disposal, but that this strength will only manifest itself when the human being expresses his will to receive it through his prayer, and thus he will now be considered even if he is still faced with resistance. This strength gradually penetrates his soul uninfluenced by earthly obstacles such that it perceptibly notices the relief, that from now on it believes itself to stand in the light, that it eagerly follows a certain path which promises it the goal for certain.... and that it is now suddenly illuminated by this light, which is eternal truth. It no longer seeks, for it has found.... it does not doubt, for it believes.... it does not enquire, for it knows.... It accepts everything that the spirit proclaims in it, and thus the divine power expresses itself in it and now makes it easy for it to ascend upwards. This power is therefore never a phantom, it is rather perceptible and of such extraordinary effect that it is already recognizable purely externally.... for the whole external life of the human being also takes on other forms.... Man simply cannot remain in the old if the power of the spirit is at work in him. It causes everything to progress, both the development of the soul and physically a greater sensitivity for everything that is spiritual.... and thus it makes the human being suitable for spiritual vision and experience.... It makes the soul receptive to all that is high and pure, it guides it into higher spheres and opens its eyes to all that is perfect.... for it will one day have the same mission and must therefore experience an everlasting increase.... It must desire to stand in the light and must not hide this light under a bushel, so that it may shine in the neighbourhood and thus serve as a signpost, as it were, for those who are still going astray....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers