Gifts of Heaven · Volume 2 · Chapter 190

The right love-seriousness – hints for child-education

13th January 1842

[1] To My dear A. H.-W.! Listen, yesterday you were a man after My sense! Remain so, so will I also remain with you and in your whole house! Do not look at the worldly tears! And the crying of the children after the loss of worldly things shall never stir you! Then you are deft to My kingdom.

[2] If someone falls ill in worldly love because he tears his mind apart for the sake of the world and self-love, behold, that one is pressed by the cross of My mercy. He should not be comforted before he has accepted the cross willingly and with love.

[3] But does he have that, he already has the surest comfort on his own shoulder. Therefore it should not distress you too much with pity, if your just word forced yours to tears! For indeed behold, this time you have understood Me correctly for the first time and have faithfully reproduced what I have given you for yours in the spirit of true love for Me and for yours.

[4] But I tell you, you would rather leave your whole family and follow Me alone for the sake of My name, before you should allow them some worldly indulgence. And if you could not do that, how would you there be worthy of Me? So stay firm in My name, that is the right love-seriousness!

[5] Behold, all such tinsel-works of the children disgust Me so much, that I do not like to look at them! They should rather embroider clothes for the poor than embroider vain presents for the rich!

[6] So I will certainly be closer to their desks than otherwise! Behold, I tell you, yesterday you gave Me such great joy that I therefore essentially spent the whole night with you. If a circumstance were not obstructive for you ( you will easily guess it!), you would indeed have seen Me personally.

[7] Remain like this, follow Me like this, and like this, I will come to you and will draw you, I, your Jesus! Understand, your Abba Emanuel tells you this, so that you shall follow Me fearlessly forever. Amen.