I merely want to say a word for the benefit of you and your friend,
and that is, that I have listened to your conversation tonight,
and find that it is in accord with the truth; and the influence
of the Spirit is with you both. Continue in your line of thought
and in prayer to the Father, and, also, in your making known to
others, whenever the opportunity arises, the importance of seeking
for and getting the Divine Love.
As your friend said, the only prayer that is necessary is the prayer
for the inflowing of this Love; all other forms, or real aspirations,
of prayer are secondary, and of themselves, will not tend to produce
this love in the souls of men.
Let your prayer be as follows: -
Our Father, who art in heaven, we recognize:
That Thou Art--art all holy and loving and merciful,
and that we are the children of Thy care and not the subservient,
sinful and depraved creatures that our false teachers would have
us believe.
That we are the greatest of Thy creations and
the most wonderful of all Thy handiworks, and that we are the
objects of Thy great Soul's love and tenderest care.
That Thy will is that we become at one with
Thee and partake of Thy great love which Thou hast bestowed upon
us through Thy mercy and desire that we become, in truth, Thy
children; and not through the sacrifice and death
of any one of Thy creatures, even though the world thinks that
one Thy equal and a part of Thy godhead.
That Thou will open up our souls to the inflowing
of Thy love, and that then will come Thy holy spirit to bring
into our souls, this, Thy love in great abundance until our souls
may be transformed into the very essence of Thyself; and that
there may come to us faith--such faith as will cause us to realize
that we are truly Thy children and that we are one with Thee in
very substance and not in image only.
Let us have such faith as will cause us to know that Thou art our
Father and the bestower of every good and perfect gift, and that
only we, ourselves, can prevent Thy love changing us from the mortal
to the immortal.
Let us never cease to realize that Thy love is waiting for each
and all of us, and that when we come to Thee with faith and earnest
aspirations, Thy love will never be withholden from us.
Keep us in the shadow of Thy love every hour and moment of our
lives, and help us to overcome all temptations of the flesh and
the influence of the powers of the evil ones who so constantly surround
us and endeavor to turn our thoughts away from Thee to the pleasures
and allurements of this world.
We thank Thee for Thy love and for the possibility of receiving
it, and believe that Thou art our Father--the loving Father who
smiles upon us in our weakness, and is always ready to help us and
take us to Thy arms of love.
We pray thus with all the earnestness and longings of our soul,
and trusting in Thy love give Thee all the glory and honor and love
that our finite souls can give.
This is the only prayer that men need offer to the Father. It is
the only one that appeals to the love of the Father, and with the
answer, which will surely come, will come all the blessings that
men may need, and which the Father sees are for the good of His
creatures.
I am in very great rapport with you tonight, and see that the Father's
love is with you, and that your souls are hungry for more. So, my
brothers, continue to pray and have faith, and in the end will come
a bestowal of the love like unto that which came to the apostles
at Pentecost. I will not write more now. In leaving you, I will
leave my love and blessings and the assurance that I pray to the
Father for your happiness and love. Good night.
Your brother and friend,
Jesus
A more modern version
of this prayer is available.
This original prayer was also altered subtly, many years later,
in a message through Dr Samuels. This altered version is here.
The message referring to the alteration made on September
26th, 1965, is here. An image of the original of this prayer
is shown here.
A beautifully delivered video by Care Darby Walsh is available
on YouTube:
