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August 3rd, 2008
Santa Cruz, California
Received by FAB
I am here, Francis of Assisi.
You have read in the Padgett messages that erroneous beliefs damage
a spirit and prevent it from progressing. So then, you wonder, how
was it possible for me to achieve such a high soul progression on
earth, considering that I believed all the orthodox errors?
Well, first, let me say that my case was completely unusual. There
was no earthly impediment that stood in the way of my progression,
for I lived in such a way that material earthly things were excluded
from my life. This has not been the case with many others, who lived
their life in the world, with all its distractions. They thus were
not able to develop their soul as I did.
And the other point is that I was naturally gifted with a closeness
to God, and took full advantage of that gift. After my conversion,
I discovered in my soul a natural affinity for God, which I did
not observe in others. It is true that my theological beliefs were
all wrong. But my soul possessed the truth, and I took full advantage
of this because I really wanted to. It was one of those rare cases
of a gifted soul who was given every opportunity to develop its
potential.
And even though I had dissension with my fellow Franciscans, and
physical illness, I was still able to progress. These impediments
to my happiness, though they depressed me, could not lessen this
soul development and this closeness to God. So, though I had travail
in my soul because of these trials, they did not lessen my actual
soul development.
By the time I got mortally sick, I had arrived at a rather exalted
soul state, so that when I lay dying, I had what I needed to face
death courageously and serenely.
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