Gifts of Heaven · Volume 1 · Chapter 12

Church-spirit and love-spirit

14th May 1840

[1] To him who is fearful of Me (more of the Church than of Me) and yet would like to have a word of consolation because he thinks I have something against him, because of the weakness of his faith – because I did not immediately do to him as I did to those who have longed for My Light for years, since he still lived quietly in the outer church and took the rushing wind for My Spirit and the thunder for the voice of life in the Son – tell him:

[2] I looked at his heart and found a good seed in it. Let him diligently water it with the water of life out of Me, which he will find in great abundance in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament. Then this mustard seed will rise in luxuriant freshness. And then many spirits of the heavens will come cheerfully and joyfully and will make their dwelling among his many branches and twigs of the new plant of Me (in him), then I will come and soon also completely awaken his spirit and make eternal dwelling with him.

[3] Let him not be afraid, if he loves Me, and (let him not) think that the Church of stones is alive, which is made by man's hands just as well as any other house! Nor (should he think that salvation is brought to him) masses, which are a silent service, or confession, which is useless to you if you do not change completely in your heart, or all the sacraments, which are a true poison for the soul, if you do not make it alive through true love for Me in your purified heart.

[4] He shall know that for the living, everything is alive and for the dead, everything is dead. The one who has My love (i.e., the pure, heavenly love for God and neighbor) has Me Myself, the Life of all life, in him. But the one who does not have My love is like matter, which is dead from the death of the wrath of God; he himself is dead, and life passes him by silently, as he himself is silent for life.

[5] So you, Samuda (a friend of Lorber's), see only My great love and seek it everywhere! And where you will find it, there, believe Me, is also life. And therefore do not let yourself be bound to anything but My Love, you will live, even if you die a thousand times!

[6] Do not seek the light that is dead, but love – so light will become alive in you in great abundance out of Me, I, who am love and life itself from eternity to eternity. Amen. I, Jesus-Jehovah, Amen.