2122 "Take and eat.... Do this in remembrance of Me...."

October 19, 1941: Book 30

The awareness of having the right knowledge also gives a person the right to pass on what he recognizes as truth to his fellow human beings. He must therefore never anxiously ask whether and to what extent this truth is desired. He must try to convey it to his fellow human being, and only stubborn rejection releases him from the duty of passing on what makes him happy. It is a time of struggle, and only those who are not afraid of the struggle will be victorious where it is necessary to fight for God and the truth. Since people have little desire for the truth, the truth cannot come to them directly, but through mediators it is possible to awaken the desire for the truth in them by offering it to them for acceptance. If a person rejects it, then it is his free will, which cannot be forced, but equally his will can also decide to accept it. Thus the attempt must be made without hesitation to guide ignorant people into knowledge. And this is the task of the one who wants to serve God.... As soon as he submits his will to God, he no longer does anything at his own discretion but is guided and directed according to God's will. And so he does not need to be timid about his task, for since he serves, he is relieved of all responsibility.... "Take and eat, this is My flesh.... Take and drink, this is My blood.... Do this in remembrance of Me....", thus says the lord, and His word shall be obeyed for all eternity. His will is that people always remember Him when they eat physical food. He blessed the bread and wine beforehand, and so people should do the same.... They should call down the blessing of God on everything they eat, so that the food may give them physical and spiritual strength.... and He wants them to do the same, because then their own will becomes active, because they then desire the blessing of God when they call it down of their own accord.... So whoever eats the bread and drinks the wine, remembering the lord that He may bless the food, receives spiritual strength at the same time as the bodily food, and now he eats the lord's flesh and drinks His blood.... For if spiritual strength flows into his soul, it will crave spiritual food.... And spiritual food is the word of God.... So whoever eats bodily food in the right way, i.e. in fervent remembrance of the lord, will hunger for the food of heaven, which is strength and spiritual nourishment for his soul. For if man's thoughts are with God, he cannot but desire His divine word, for the intimate connection with God is speech and rejoinder.... it is question and answer.... And the starving child gratefully accepts the food that the father offers him in His love.... His flesh and His blood.... spiritual food that strengthens man and gives him strength for his upward endeavours. The words "Do this in remembrance of Me" therefore apply to the blessing of that which serves man as bodily nourishment. Everything a person eats can only serve the body if it is savoured without remembering the giver.... In addition to the body, however, it can also give strength to the soul, but then every food must be blessed by God, and this blessing must be asked for through heartfelt remembrance.... For he who thinks of God will also desire Him, and his thoughts will be a silent prayer, a longing for His love and the bestowal of His grace.... A heartfelt thought of God includes all these requests, for a heartfelt thought testifies to love and therefore the desire for union, and God only wants this love of man.... He wants them to think of Him always and constantly. That is why He demands an act in His memory.... He demands that the human being allows all bodily food to become food for the soul at the same time by asking the lord for His blessing. If he eats bodily food without remembering the lord, he eats bread and wine.... But if he asks for His blessing in fervent remembrance of Him, he eats His flesh and drinks His blood, for spiritual nourishment now flows to him.... These words have also been misunderstood and a correct explanation is not accepted. Human wisdom and human will allowed earthly actions to emerge from these words, and they did not recognize the true meaning. Consequently, the desire for the truth is also weak because spiritual nourishment can only be offered where the truth is desired. People are starving, and only because they think too little of the lord and because they only give all nourishment to the body, but the soul in man goes out empty.... therefore the soul also does not feel spiritual hunger in order to request spiritual food. When you eat and drink, you should always remember that the lord blessed every meal before He gave it to the disciples and said the words: "Do this in remembrance of Me...."

Amen

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