Gifts of Heaven · Volume 3 · Chapter 374

The age of majority

28th March 1847

[1] So write to Marie Hüttenbrenner, the daughter of AH-W., Who is the oldest and, according to your calculation, has achieved the so-called "majority” [legal age] – which calculation is of course completely incorrect. Because a girl is a “major” when mature and manable according to the body. According to the spirit, however, “majority” is only when fully reborn in it. Whoever does not achieve this, will certainly remain very strong "minors" forever.

[2] So also our daughter has been very strongly major in body for many years; but in spirit she is just as strongly minor.

[3] On this, her 25th birthday of her body, the main thing to be hoped for, would be that she would try very hard to get soon in the true, living school of life in order to achieve the majority of the spirit. Because this depends on the voluntary diligence of the heart and does not come, like that of the body, with the natural earth-years, but, as said, only with the most persistent diligence of the heart.

[4] But diligence demands above all a firm faith in My word! This is the A-B-C of the Book of Life!

[5] To act firmly and undauntedly according to the right faith, that is the spelling and the syllabus.

[6] To achieve love through action and to live lovingly in it, that is reading from the book of life.

[7] Through this reading, one comes to the light of the Spirit and the grace of God! But God makes the spirit free so that it can become one with the Holy Spirit in God's grace.

[8] In this unity then comes wisdom – in it, the true love of God and with it, true eternal life. And this is the true "majority of the spirit", which our daughter Marie H. should strive for with all diligence.

[9] But things are going a little hard with her, because she is a little hard of hearing – in the temple of faith in her heart by far stronger than in the ears of her body. Her hearing has indeed improved, her heart has also become a bit more believing, and she is certainly making a little progress. But admittedly almost as the coral growth!

[10] Therefore gather her diligently in heart, and grow with the day. Then she will also soon reach the true day of life.

[11] She would also like to be a woman, wife and mother. She should be and will be if she is clever! But her spirit is worth more to her than a man! Therefore, she should think of the spirit of the day more often than of a man – so the latter will not escape her either. For what a believing heart desires and wants, will never escape it.

[12] But let a wise and understanding heart seek above all the kingdom of God and it’s righteousness in itself, and all other things will become a free gift to it!

[13] You, Marie H., seek to kindle this short, but extremely important life lesson in your heart, so your heart will soon find everything in it, after which it truly hungers and thirst.

[14] So that My blessing, My mercy, My love, and all the grace from it, will be given to you for ever. Amen. These things I, your Holy Father Jesus, say and wish to you – I, Who sure know your heart and your spirit forever. Amen.