Gifts of Heaven · Volume 3 · Chapter 406

The foolish maidens

20th June 1847

Lord, behold, the two daughters of A.H.-W., Pauline and Julie, have been asking for a consoling and strengthening word from You, Oh most gracious, loving, holy Father, for some time now! I am now, as always, ready to write down Your grace here before You with the constant awareness of my nothingness. Oh Lord, give me a little word for the two of them, for what, as for everything, my heart and the two hearts shall praise and glorify you always and forever. – Your most holy will be done always and forever! Amen.

[1] Now then, write then, since you already want to write something! I know, I know it well, that the two of them have for some time been carrying within them the desire to get some little word from Me again. But see, this wish has not yet been expressed in the hearts of either of them. That is why I then still outwardly held back with such a gift until now although I inwardly incessantly flow into everyone simultaneously and rebuild them again to eternal life of spirit and soul – but in which work they put small obstacles in My way with still all kinds of worldly things so that I cannot make fast progress with them without the disturbance of their free will as I would like to make.

[2] Soon there comes this, then that, and I behave like one who came to his poor friend to help him, about which he was very pleased; but since the rich friend who wanted to help wanted to talk with his poor friend and discuss his situation, the poor man had to carry out all sorts of small tasks in his meager hut, and often left his rich friend sitting alone in the miserable room.

[3] The rich friend almost ran out of patience, and he presented it to his poor friend quite earnestly that if he wanted to be helped, he should at last remain where he could be helped, and not constantly jump away to his trifling little business, which cannot give him warm water.

[4] I would probably say the same to these two daughters, if they do not want to keep this in themselves. They do of course keep it well, and so they should only be reminded of it. And they are to refrain from that which is no joy to Me!

[5] I already gave them rules of conduct like the others, how they should do it and what they should avoid, if they want to become physically and spiritually quite healthy. But see, they do not keep to it eagerly! How am I now to give them a new prescription when they have not yet quite and fully observed the former?

[6] My prescriptions are not like those of the worldly doctors, where, if one doesn't help, perhaps a second may help. My prescriptions must be used according to the order. And there a second one does not help, if the first one has not been fully observed.

[7] Therefore tell them: Read through your previous gifts very carefully and follow exactly what they tell you, then a second recipe will soon follow!

[8] One guards her heart and does not take so much tobacco. The other guards her body and stomach and is more Mary than Martha! And neither is dressing up much for the wedding! Amen.