NEUOFFENBARUNG← The Childhood and Youth of Jesus · Part 1 · Contents
Cyrenius' desire to be tweaked and pinched by the Holy Infant. The Infant's reply. A promise for Rome. Mary urges them to keep the Infant's misunderstood words in the heart. 1 December 1843
01] Cyrenius, who had heard these words of the Infant as well, went over to the Infant immediately and asked Him lovingly:
02] "O You my Life! You surely do not love me so much, because You never tweaked and pinched me while I held You in my arms?"
03] But the Infant replied: "O Cyrenius! Do not be concerned about that; for look, all the troubles that you had to bear because of Me was in fact my tweaking and my pinching and that's why I love you so much!
04] Do you understand now, what I have told you?
05] I will also tweak and pinch you more often – and out of my love for you I will be really mean to you!
06] But listen, because of this, you do not have to be afraid of Me, for nothing will befall you, as it has been up to now; do you understand Me, My dear Cyrenius?"
07] Cyrenius, full of the deepest respect in his heart for the Child, was very touched, and said:
08] "Yes, yes, You who are my Life, I do understand You well and I know that what great things You have told me!
09] But nevertheless I would like it if You would also tweak and pinch me a bit as you do with Your brother!"
10] And the Infant said to Cyrenius: "O my dear friend, do you really want to be more childish than I am?
11] Do you believe that I would love you more because of that?
12] O, look, here you are greatly mistaken; for it is impossible for me to love you more than I love you already!
13] Indeed, you will never be able to understand or grasp the greatness and the strength of My love for you!
14] Mark my words, less than a century will pass before Rome will move into My fortress in great numbers!
15] In fact, the time has not yet come, but believe Me, you are already standing on the threshold which will soon be crossed by many!
16] Understand this! – However not physically, but spiritually in My future kingdom forever!"
17] The child's words made a great impression on everyone present, and Cyrenius did not know what he should make of it.
18] So he turned to Mary who was standing next to him, and asked her if she had understood what the divine Infant had said.
19] Mary said, "O friend! – Were this an ordinary human child, then we humans would
understand Him;
20] but He is of a higher nature, and we cannot understand Him! However, if we carry all His words in us, in the course of time they will be revealed in their true light!"