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3424b Higher development.... construction - activity.... destruction reveals decline....

February 2, 1945: Book 44

Spiritual progress is approaching God, it is reducing the distance from God.... but God is the creator and sustainer of all things, thus the being which approaches Him must also endeavour to preserve divine creations. But God's adversary strives for the destruction of God's created works, and if the human being offers his hand to do so, if he is destructively active under his influence, he is also in bondage to him; he likewise opposes God, and this is a great spiritual decline which, although not particularly deeply felt on earth, is nevertheless decisive for the whole of eternity. The ultimate purpose must always be the creation of a useful object, then the destruction of matter can also be right before God, thus it can be regarded as a work of construction, whereas every action against an already existing work of creation, which is undertaken unkindly and to the detriment of the neighbour, must be regarded as a work of destruction contrary to God. Spiritual progress, however, is only possible through works of love, by which everything is meant which is helpful to the neighbour, which therefore does not violate the commandment of love for God and neighbour. However, spiritual higher development is the only aim on earth, consequently the human being's activity must be a constructive one, earthly progress must also be recognizable, a constant reshaping of external forms, so that the spiritual being sheltered in them can continue its course of development. And this is also, so to speak, a building up, even if works of creation are destroyed, because they have to arise again and serve a specific purpose, thus the human being helps the spiritual in form to develop higher, and the human being himself matures in his soul the more love becomes active in him. However, people who are not active in any way in the transformation of matter will remain at a standstill, even if they don't express themselves destructively, because spiritual progress necessarily involves an activity of love and this will also be recognizable as building up....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers