3129 Many are called, few are chosen....

May 22, 1944: Book 41

Many are called, but few are chosen.... Both calling and election depend on God's grace, but this gift of grace is also determined by the will of the person himself, whether he is receptive to it, i.e. whether he makes himself worthy of the exceptional influx of divine grace. God has called all people to eternal bliss, and yet it depends on the will of the individual that he is worthy of it. All people can feel called, but it is up to them to decide how they feel about it. There is no compulsion from above, just as an individual's preference does not effortlessly help him to ascend, but every extraordinary supply of grace is only the result of a will that is seriously turned to God and makes an effort to fulfill the divine will. Then God's love takes hold of him and strengthens and supports him through an abundant influx of grace, which brings about his perfection. And these are the chosen ones, they are His own, who are constantly allowed to receive grace from Him because they want to receive it and constantly ask for it. Thus the human being's will is absolutely essential for him to be chosen in the first place, and yet no-one can say that he is not also called on this earth, for since he lives on earth for the purpose of his higher development God Himself has called him to cover the path upwards and He also makes His grace available to him for this purpose. However, very few people pay attention to their calling, i.e. they only live their lives in a purely earthly way and ignore their actual calling. God cannot choose any of these people, for granting them an excess of grace against their will would mean an inevitable higher development which has no value if the being thereby loses its free will. Yet God needs servants on earth to help those who disregard their calling.... And He can only choose these from amongst those who, of their own free will, make themselves worthy of an exceptional gift of grace, who therefore make use of the measure of grace they receive and who, through their prayer, can avail themselves of a constant supply of grace. among these, therefore, He chooses His workers and endows them with extraordinary power.... These are the chosen ones who always and constantly receive graces, but who have previously surrendered their will to God, who have voluntarily responded to the calling and have always used the supply of grace for their spiritual progress. The first are called, even without their will, yet they do not follow the call, but these are likewise called by God and offer no resistance, but there are only a few whom God can now consider so extraordinarily that they are regarded as God's chosen ones.... There are only a few who allow themselves to be chosen by God, who strive towards Him with all their senses and therefore can also receive gifts of grace in abundance.... that they can become children of the father and enter His kingdom....

amen

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