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3177 Recognizing the divine gift of grace....

July 2, 1944: Book 41

The greatest grace is the transmission of the word of God in such a form that it can be communicated not only to one person but to the general public. A process that is so extraordinary must be recognized as a special grace, as a work of God's love for humanity that is accomplished for its salvation. And anyone who seriously reflects on this must be deeply touched by God's love and filled with great gratitude, for he knows that he himself is also touched by this love if he takes the opportunity and allows the word of God to penetrate deep into his heart. Yet in most cases this gift of grace is not recognized. No attention is paid to the extraordinary process or to the profound wisdom that the imparted word contains. For the human being's intellect tries to explain everything in earthly terms and he sees the cause of the spiritual results in the recipient's special ability to write down his own thoughts because he himself lacks faith in a loving being Which, in Its wisdom and omnipotence, tries to help people. For this faith is absolutely necessary in order to recognize the divine gift of grace as such. And this is why the word of God cannot be spread like a world view because earthly questions are not raised and discussed but faith is lacking for spiritual instructions and thus the word of God does not belong to the world but to those who are outside of it, i.e. who have already overcome it to such an extent that only the spiritual world seems desirable to them. And this is why the divine gift of grace receives so little attention and recognition, for humanity sees and hears with the eyes and ears of the body and these still belong to the world, which is why they only pay attention to what is useful for their earthly life and what they therefore also want to advocate and spread. However, God-seeking, believing people will recognize the word of God. They sense the divine care and know that they are being guided, and thus it is also understandable to them that a creator will not leave His living creations without help if they are in need. And they also recognize that they are in need by the fact that there is no spiritual striving amongst humanity and that this can only be achieved through the word of God if people are willing. For the word of God is the binding agent which can bring people who are distant from God back into the right relationship with God. It is the path that leads from the earthly kingdom into the spiritual kingdom, it is the source of strength that enables people to live in accordance with divine will. And to a believing person it will not seem impossible that God expresses Himself in an extraordinary way, for he also recognizes the extraordinary nature of His working and is happy about it. And now his faith and his love for God will deepen and he will strive towards Him ever more eagerly. Thus he allows the grace flowing to him through the word of God to take effect and his soul matures, he increases in knowledge and shapes himself into love....

amen

Translated by Doris Boekers