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3171 Divine sun of grace.... word of God....

June 26, 1944: Book 41

The divine sun of grace continuously sends its rays down to earth, and whoever desires to stand in its circle of light will feel its rays beneficially and live. But only he will live, for it is the life of the spirit that is awakened and encouraged by the divine sun of grace. Mankind lives along without knowing about the benefit and the effect of the rays which are guided to earth through God's love, and therefore it is dead in spirit, it does not know true life even though it believes itself to be alive. And this state of death can only be changed through the light of the divine sun of grace, yet without this it remains dark night in people's hearts, and spiritual depression, hardship and tribulation are the side effects of such darkness. But blessed is he to whom the desire for light comes in such adversity, who follows a ray which, like a faint glimmer of light, shows him the way to where the sun of grace shines brightly and radiantly and warms and enlivens people's hearts. Every ray exerts its effect, and once someone has felt it, his desire increases and he never withdraws from the effect of this ray, for he now knows what life means and no longer returns to his previous dead state.... The divine sun of grace, however, is the word of God, which emanates from God, testifies of Him and leads back to Him.... it is the spiritual rays that have their origin in God and also inevitably return to Him.... They emanate in the universe and seek to gather that which is far from God in order to bring it back to God. The word of God is the expressed emanation of God, the spiritual power which audibly expresses to people what God's love wants to convey to His creatures. And what emanates from God must be life-awakening, thus whoever receives His word, whoever does not withdraw from His strength, must live. Just as the natural sun sends its rays to earth in order to ensure its earthly existence, in order to guarantee earthly life for all creatures, so the divine sun of grace is absolutely necessary for the dark spiritual world which is still embodied in the earthly creation. But man especially needs its rays to enliven his spirit, for he too cannot bring light into the soul of his own accord, it has to be conveyed to him so that it becomes light in him and he gets to know the right life, so that his soul becomes active and creates and works in love. For everything that lives must be active, and what is inactive is dead in spirit. God in his infinite love knows about the happiness of uninterrupted love work; he knows about the happiness of eternal life, which means constant activity under supply of power from him. And this is why He tries to place people into a state of bliss through this supply of strength, yet always respecting their free will. This is why the divine sun of grace does not shine everywhere but only where it is desired.... That is why the word of God only sounds to those who desire it, even if it is offered everywhere. For the word of God is like a light that shines where its rays are granted access, but which can never shine if it is placed under a bushel. People must pursue the rays of the divine sun of grace, they must not flee from them if they want to feel the warmth and strength and at the same time the love of God, which bestows this blessing upon them in order to awaken them from death to life. God's love never ceases and His source of grace never dries up, He lets the sun shine on the righteous and the unrighteous.... He sends His word everywhere.... but whoever avoids the sun and feels comfortable in the shadow of darkness, He cannot give him life.... he remains dead in spirit, he remains in night and darkness....

amen

Translated by Doris Boekers