Gifts of Heaven · Volume 1 · Chapter 106

Scholar conversion

14th January 1841

Prayer: Oh Lord, You holy Father, who are full of love, patience and mercy – if it were Your holy will, would You not graciously indicate to us whether the request of the one You know well is to be granted or not? But only Your holy will be done at all times. Amen!

[1] Then I say: If you want, you can do it – but it will be hard work to put him who use iron numbers for his calculation, on the gentle path of the spirit.

[2] For see, there are some scholars who are harder than steel. In the end, such people no longer trust their own senses and all the less trust the foreign ones who appear to them to be null and void because they are not from the learned iron armory, where their own were hardened to steel by fire and water.

[3] If any wall is made of wool, the stones thrown into it will make little noise, but they will not get stuck either, because the wool becomes taut when forced and immediately throws back again what was thrown at it. Then you have to take your time and slowly entangle the objects in the wool, so they will be held as long as the wool remains wool – whether with benefit or harm, that's another question.

[4] But if any wall is of soft clay, behold, anything you may throw into it will stick to it, but ask yourselves, what is the use? For there the clay will remain unchanged as before, and the adhering objects likewise.

[5] And if it is a fortress wall of iron and steel, listen, even a sustained heavy artillery will leave no significant mark. And the shooters will have to be careful not to suffer damage from the bullets that often rebound violently. It is then wise to keep a safe distance.

[6] It is quite different with a wall of fire, since everything is accepted and then purified so that it becomes an object with fire-resistance. If the wall is fire, it goes by itself. But if the wall is iron, listen, a good fire must be added so that the wall becomes like the fire! Therefore, a lot of fire will be required here too, until this wall becomes liquid in another, more flexible, gentler form!

[7] Therefore can an attempt be made with the iron! But with fiery wisdom and glowing gentleness! Time is not important; but morning goes before evening and early time goes before night!

[8] But it is good for the shooter that he does not know everything about shooting and does not know the paths of his shot arrows. For otherwise he would either no longer be a marksman, or he would have long since destroyed the deer, the purpose and order of which is unknown to him.

[9] So you shouldn't worry about success either, since you know that I am the Lord of all success! You only do your part and I will do Mine. Do not worry about it if the undertaking that you justly started often does not meet your requirements; but consider that My mind is sharper than yours!

[10] And so the work has now been given to you, but success remains Mine! And so in the end every worker will find his wage – after work. If the work is good, the real success will not be lacking, as will the wages. And if the work is bad, there will be little wool, mind you and understand! Because that is what I say, your dear Father, in whom all success rests alive. Amen, Amen, Amen.