2842 Passing on the spiritual goods received condition....

August 8, 1943: Book 37

The gifts of the spirit must be utilized if they are to fulfil their purpose and also bring further gifts to the recipient. Only in the passing on of the received spiritual goods lies the authorization to receive new goods, otherwise it remains only dead goods without effect on the recipient himself and his fellow human beings. Spiritual goods are a gift of God's love, they should awaken love and be passed on again and again in love; they are the living water that must continue to flow inexorably if it is to awaken life again, to activity in love. In order to receive spiritual goods, a person must be active in love.... Offering and passing on the gifts from above is an act of loving activity, the human being is concerned for the salvation of souls which are still languishing in darkness, and their spiritual hardship motivates him to bring them light.... And then the spiritual good will not remain without effect, both on the giver as well as on the recipient, whereas a gift which is not passed on will lose its strength and effect and will not make the recipient as happy either if his love for his fellow human beings diminishes. A divine gift is so precious that it must not go unnoticed, and if it is offered to a person in love, its possession should make him happy and in his happiness he should also feel the urge to communicate, to convey the divine gift to others. It should spur him on to industrious loving activity.... to enlighten the spiritual state of his fellow human beings.... it should stimulate him to radiate more and more light into the darkness, and his desire for spiritual gifts will be increased as a result and make him happy and joyful. People can abound in spiritual treasures as long as they do not keep them for themselves but distribute them and thereby increase their wealth. However, as soon as they slacken in their activity of love, there will also be a stagnation in receiving gifts from above, for God gives and measures out to them as they themselves measure out and are willing to give. And therefore spiritual gifts can also remain without effect on fellow human beings because they do not make use of them insofar as they do not want to distribute them themselves, even if they acknowledge it and are themselves beneficially affected by it. But their love is deficient and their hearts are therefore not good soil where the seed can sprout and bear fruit. And that is why the gifts of the spirit, which flow to people from above, should be worked on constantly. The flow must not dry up in the sand, the gifts of the spirit should be received everywhere with an open heart and passed on with love, then everyone will be able to refresh himself with the water of life, his spirit of love will be inflamed and constant activity of love will be the result, which again guarantees the receiving of new spiritual gifts. And therefore all those to whom God's love conveys precious possessions should work diligently, they should work incessantly and constantly try to gain new souls to whom the gifts offered to them will bring light, so that the spiritual darkness will be removed, so that people will feel the effect of what God's love offers them....

amen

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