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2822 God's mercy and justice.... satan's work....

July 23, 1943: Book 37

In faith in God's infinite, merciful love, man also sees world events as an act of mercy for souls who cannot find their way to God.... Then it is also understandable to him why God allows unspeakable suffering to afflict people through human will. The unkindness among them has already taken on such forms that it can soon no longer be surpassed, and yet God also uses the worst cruelties in order to influence the souls who are in error because they take pity on Him in their lack of light, their ignorance and lack of strength.... otherwise the might and power of God would truly suffice to put an end to these cruelties through His will.... However, if the soul is still to find its way back to God in the last days, it can only do so if it undergoes a total change of thinking, to which world events can contribute a great deal. However, God's justice will also come to light and intervene as soon as human unkindness has reached its peak and resorts to means that surpass all previous cruelties. Satan is at work and he has great power over people because they are in bondage to him. He drives them to works of the most blatant unkindness and people follow him.... They carry out everything this demon tells them to do. God allows it until the day has come that will reveal His righteousness. The believer is convinced that God will intervene at the right time, for he also knows what a low spiritual state humanity is in and that it is capable of anything in order to seek its supposed right. He also knows that people themselves will by no means come to an agreement, that there is no way out of the chaos if God Himself does not create this way out. And they are preparing themselves for it. The unbelieving person, however, expects a natural outcome of worldly events, a restoration of the old order in a longer or shorter time, for he does not know what turn mankind is facing and what means alone can lead it back to the old order. And he will be surprised, even though he has been warned beforehand; he will be perplexed, if he is still able to think, and it will be difficult for him to seek help from the one Who holds all destinies in His hand. His unbelief will suffer a hard blow and it will be difficult for him to change the direction of his thoughts and to regard everything as an educational tool to help him find his way back to God. If he allows himself to be guided by the thoughts that assail him, he can still find his way out of the chaos and abandon himself to the power that only wants his best.... Then he will recognize God's mercy, but also His justice, and the severe suffering will not have been in vain....

amen

Translated by Doris Boekers