|
|
August 17th, 2002
Received by H.R.
Cuenca, Ecuador.
My dear H___:
One year has gone by, since I wrote you for the first time. One
year — a good part in the physical life of man, but it does
not even constitute one single drop in the ocean of real human existence.
It has been a productive year, and with a smile on my face, I saw
how you, on repeated occasions, complained that you had progressed
in nothing. The soul’s progress cannot be measured by means
of higher revenues or more publicity, no, the criteria are very
different. And if you motivate yourself to look behind, you will
see that long has been the road traveled, and great the growth of
your soul, a growth as you have never before experienced in your
life.
But now, I would like to utter a few words on the writings of Lorber,
which you have found recently. Read them, whenever you feel inspired
to do so. If you will benefit? Reading always benefits man, even
when it is only for being sure that this is not the truth. But here,
in this case, you have a beautiful example, a criterion for how
to evaluate the progress of a soul. Reading a few words sufficed
for you to feel disappointed, because you already had the certainty
that this was not a revelation made by high spirits. Consider that
many people read them without having the same perception, without
feeling the cold of the absence of true Love, which you soon felt.
There are so many communications between the spirit world and the
universe of the mortals, that they resemble a jungle of difficult
orientation. However, you were able to discern instantly that the
way put forth in Lorber’s work only leads to the purification
of natural love. However, you will see that it also contains some
notion of Divine Love, a very hazy, blurred notion without contours.
This idea spreads like shreds of fog through the entire work, without
materializing anywhere. This is the "notion" of the spiritual
spheres.
One more thing I would like to tell you. You have complained that
"Padgett" was too "simple." Is it true that
these messages are too simple? If it is so, then they fulfill the
function that we intended for them. Imagine a painter, when he lays
hand on a new work. When he paints a landscape, he does not elaborate
all details, but focuses on a part of the canvas, which later will
attract the attention of the admirers of the picture. The rest of
the canvas, he covers harmoniously, but he does not suffocate the
important part under a torrent of details. And so we proceeded.
We focused on the central message: The existence of Divine Love,
God’s Substance, which the Father makes available for all humanity.
We concentrated on the principle of soul transformation, the way
toward eternal life, toward at-onement with the Father. We described
God as a personal Father, filled with Love for all His creation,
and especially, for His children on earth. We did not lose time
describing the creation of the universe, the formation of the solar
system and of earth, we did not describe the beginnings of life
and we scarcely mentioned the creation of men. I
have said:
| |
“My truths are plain and my teachings can
be understood by the simple. Any religion which requires the
exercise of the mental faculties to an extent greater than what
is required in the ordinary affairs of life, cannot be a true
religion; because God has designed that all His children shall
understand His truths without the necessity of having a highly
developed mind.” |
|
I made it plain that it was my intention to present my Glad Tidings
just as I had taught them on earth, two thousand years ago.
Now, in comparison with the aforementioned painter, we had to overcome
an obstacle. We could trace the great design of the painting, the
concept, but we required another person for actually painting the
picture. And that person was Padgett. Showing him how to proceed,
he led the paintbrush according to his capacity. The resulting image
is not in all its particulars as we had planned it, but when you
say that it is simple, focusing on a few central points, vital for
men’s salvation, then we have achieved our objective. I will
take it as a compliment.
If people look for some natural history communicated by spirits
from the beyond, the Padgett messages are definitively not suitable
literature for them. If people look for the true way to at-onement
with God, and want to know God how He is, a Loving Father with His
Arms wide open to receive all mankind, then they should read them
— and what is more important, put them into practice.
Remember the words of the great physicist Stephen Hawking, who
wrote that he had found a series of dimensions additional to the
commonly known ones, being able to describe them mathematically.
Nevertheless, he admitted that in daily life he had problems to
even get along within the three dimensions you know how to use.
We do not want religion to be an abstract, verifiable mathematical
model, firm in its logic, however, surpassing men’s mental
capacity. We do not want a mental model at all, because the mind
is not the key for an understanding of God. We want them to experience
God in their souls, which constitute the true door of access to
His Kingdom. And also, which of the two attracts you more? The mathematical
description of the eighth dimension or a painting by von Gogh, where
majestic cypresses flame like living fires towards an anxious sky?
I understand your confusion over the fact that in many so-called
revelations the respective mediums present me as being God. I want
to remind you that we have attempted, and continue attempting, to
communicate our truths to humanity through manifold channels. Moreover,
we always need to rely on the mortals' cooperation that receive
these messages, and whose mental disposition largely influences
the success of our undertaking. In this sense, James Padgett has
served us as a channel of high clarity and fidelity. We cannot prevent
spirits from lower spheres from interfering, if the mediums themselves
do not ask us to do so, because we have to respect their free will.
And even Padgett lived through phases where he neglected the contact
with us and dedicated himself to the reception of “scientific”
messages, which obviously attracted him strongly. The mediums determine
the quality of communication, and tune in to its source.
Jesus is God, so they say. Well, that depends on their definition
of God. If god is a spirit whose soul consists of the divine essence,
then I am a god, and Judas is a god, and Peter and Andrew and Luke
and millions more spirits. However, there is only one Father. None
of us is omnipotent, omniscient... we are "gods" in the
sense that we are one with the Father in the characteristic of His
unconditional Love and His Great Soul’s Divine Essence. The
true principle, the Source of the Living Waters of Eternal Life,
is the Father, our Father. Therefore, it is good to reserve the
word "God" for Him, but do not feel bothered when other
people use it in another sense. Time will clear the darkness of
ignorance...
Now, coming back to the writings you recently started to read:
Learn from them at least one thing: Jakob Lorber dedicated a certain
hour every day to write down what that inner voice, which he called
"The Lord Jesus Christ," dictated to him. Learn perseverance,
and repeating what Judas has already asked you so often to do, I
tell you: Give us time and space. Give us the opportunity to communicate.
And remember, you will benefit more than anybody else will.
Do you say that it is impossible to stay every day in the necessary
disposition? It is not! I say this emphatically. Pray. Prayer is
the key. And although you have achieved a great progress when comparing
your attitude of years ago, when you never used to pray, with now,
when you do pray, you know that you can do more, and that your spirituality
does not need to be like a straw of grass that sways back and forth
as the wind blows. It can be firm and strong as the trunk of a tree,
if you give it the nutrients it requires.
Father’s creation is a symphony of infinite Love, and we are
the notes. We can become the leitmotif, adding harmony and our personal
timbre as God’s instruments. Let us do it.
With these words, I will say goodbye, wishing us all a happy cooperation
also in this year. I thank you for your dedication, and I also thank
Judas for having granted me this opportunity to talk to you.
I am your brother in the Love,
Jesus of Nazareth
Whose life will unfold before your eyes
|
|
