Desire of the divine spirit in all simplicity.... (1 Cor. 1, 19-21)

Desiring the divine spirit in all simplicity brings greater success than scientific studies without the right faith. In a time of research in every field, those who are scientifically educated and have great knowledge, which they have acquired through proper study, will be held in high esteem before the world. The more diligently he pursues his goal of absorbing the spiritual knowledge already available to him, the wiser he believes himself to be. And yet an earthly child can be far superior to him in wisdom who turns to God Himself in deep faith in order to be instructed by Him. For this child will far surpass any intellectual enquirer in wisdom. There are problems that cannot be solved with the intellect alone and yet can also be solved if God Himself is approached to solve them. And all it takes is a person's humble devotion to Him and a trusting request for clarification, for this requires the working of the spirit and the spirit from God will guide him into truth. And likewise, a believing person who tries to fathom the truth intellectually will clearly recognize when existing explanations are erroneous. Deep faith will be a better teacher than earthly teachers who lack faith. That is why the results of worldly research can also come close to the truth if they have been obtained intellectually but in deep faith. For such researchers have also been assisted by the divine spiritual power and guided them into correct thinking. However, worldly research can be completely bypassed if the human being connects himself in all simplicity, i.e. in the simplest, most unpretentious way, with God, Who is the eternal truth Himself.... His faith enables him to receive the divine word, and thus God Himself is the teacher of a believing earthly child, and He gives him more wisdom than earthly teachers can ever give him. Academic perseverance, diligence and intellectual labour do not bring about the results that faith, love and humility of heart produce.... God has all wisdom ready for the children of earth who desire it and want to serve Him.... And He imparts all knowledge to them if they willingly open their hearts in order to receive wisdom from God. Yet this process cannot be made credible to the world. It only accepts what can be explained with reason, but rejects what it cannot explain in worldly terms. And anyone who sees with worldly eyes will not find an explanation either. But the believer knows that nothing is impossible with God. And thus God destroys the understanding of the wise, and He rejects the wisdom of the wise.... Yet He gives unlimited consideration with His word to those who devotedly entrust themselves to Him, and He speaks through the mouth of those who want to hear Him....

Amen

Translated by: Doris Boekers

This proclamation is not used in any themebook.