Granting of grace through the directly received word of God ....

B.D. No. 2427 July 30th 1942

What abundance of grace a person can draw from the directly received word of God, he will only be able to judge in the time to come. Without this word, he will be helpless and despairing, but as soon as he allows the divine word to take effect on him, all despondency and weakness will leave him. For now he will feel the closeness of God, he will sense God Himself in His word and all earthly concerns and worries will disappear. And the word of God will be able to replace everything a person lacks, it will strengthen him physically and spiritually, for divine love reveals itself in the word and speaks to those who are in need of His encouragement. And people will often feel compelled to read the word of God, they will hunger for the light of life and their desire can only be satisfied through the word. And thus the divine word must be made accessible to all who desire it, for God Himself wants to speak to all of them. And those who recognize His voice are also in love, for the spirit in them is drawn to the father-spirit and this spirit can only be awakened again through love. And thus God wants to be with those in the word who also make themselves worthy of His love through loving activity towards their neighbour; God Himself descends to them and gives them the drink of life, which gives them strength again to continue their earthly path with benefit for the soul. For people will need strength to remain faithful to God, they will use His encouragement and in great adversity always remember Him Who can alleviate all adversity on earth through His will. And let this be said to you first, that you will experience great hardship for the sake of your faith, you will have to stand up for God before the whole world if you want to gain His love .... For God constantly wants to give to you, but you must also receive what He wants to offer you and gratefully remember Him Who, in view of the coming adversity, prepares the gifts for you which shall help you to endure this adversity ....

Amen