Gifts of Heaven · Volume 3 · Chapter 461

Comfort at the cross of earthly suffering

18th November 1848

Word of comfort to Elisabeth H. on her namesday

[1] My father's blessing and My love of My dearest daughter Elisabeth! My dearest, pious and very patient little daughter! If you knew how endlessly I love you, because you bear your large little cross so patiently out of love for Me, you would not want to endure it for a minute longer on the dark and exceedingly cold earth. But be confident in your suffering; after all, I am always with you and strengthen you and console you! I will also help you in due time – and help you forever.

[2] Admittedly, the means I advised you to use, which would have helped you more quickly, have always been applied too late or have not been applied at all. But there too I Myself have in a certain sense a little guilt in this, and this out of over great love for you, because you know it, after all, that I examine and cleanse those whom I love most. And so I also do it with you, but for this you are also completely Mine; and when you will leave your body at this time and in that, you will never feel death nor taste it, but will be received into My Father's lap seeing and hearing everything in the brightest consciousness.

[3] Therefore also eternally all fear of death disappears from you, because indeed, you will now and then and forever never see and feel and taste death; because whoever loves Me, as you do, also on the cross of earthly sufferings, dies already when he suffers – but when he is then actually supposed to die, there he will for it be awakened by Me immediately to eternal perfect life! So you have now also already died with Me on the cross, and when you still lived on this earth for many years in recovered flesh, then this present death on the cross of your flesh will be credited to you, and you will because of this, also already pass over to true life on this earth and will never die forever, but pass over into My kingdom in always clearest consciousness!

[4] I, your Father, who blesses you and loves you above all, give you this eternally unchanging assurance on your name's day as a commitment that it is to heal, strengthen and comfort you in all My love and truth, Amen. My Father's blessing be to you forever. Amen, Amen, Amen.