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5842 New Year's message.... light into the darkness of the night....

January 1, 1954: Book 63

Through night you shall reach the light.... what is dead shall come to life.... what is distant from Me shall come close to Me.... what is burdened with sin shall be set free and find forgiveness. For My love gives you grace without measure, and My mercy offers you help, so that all of you may rise from the depths to the heights.... The night of the spirit shall be broken through, and the rays of light from above shall bring hope to people who dwell on earth as well as to the souls in the beyond who are still in darkness. My love constantly sends them rays of light too, so that they long for light and can then also receive it. Everything unredeemed languishes in chains from which it shall be released, and everything redeemed lovingly endeavours to bring redemption to those. In the spiritual kingdom as on earth light is carried into the darkness, for only where there is light is there also bliss; only where there is light does the soul breathe a liberated sigh of relief. Every soul is allowed to enter the radiant realm of light, but no soul is forced to do so.... And that is why there is still so much darkness on earth, because people don't take advantage of this privilege and because they are not forcibly determined to turn towards the light. Yet everything is done on the part of the world of light to touch their hearts with a ray of light in order to determine people's will to strive towards the light.... And this is why I often let unusually strong lights flash because humanity walks along with closed eyes and has to be awakened from a state of sleep which can also lead to a state of death. And these unusual rays of light of brightest brilliance and strongest luminosity sometimes cause a flight from darkness towards this radiant light. I know where the prospect exists to help a soul to the light without forcing it.... and My love and grace comes towards these souls so that they do not sink into the deepest night.... Most of these are souls which are capable of love, where only the final impetus is missing for the light of realization to break through in them.... but which have such a dense wall in front of their eyes beforehand that a strong light is needed to penetrate this wall.... But I know the hearts of all people, I also know the state of soul of the souls in the beyond.... I know when the light can be supplied to them, to what extent it is of use to them and when they are ready to escape the night. And I truly do everything to chase away the night where I discover the desire to catch a ray of light. But you humans will still often see unusual rays of light flashing, in the coming time you will be partly startled and partly delighted by phenomena which are My work and which are nothing other than stars of light in the darkness of night which point to Me and are intended to awaken or strengthen your desire for light. For I can only give you according to your desire.... but so that you desire you will be illuminated with My light of love.... and anyone who feels beneficially touched by it will never ever lose the light, he will step out of the dark night into the bright morning where the rays of My sun of love will now shine upon him with such warmth that he will happily expose himself to them from now on.... And the day will never end, for now My sun of love will illuminate him eternally....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers