Source: https://www.bertha-dudde.org/en/proclamation/1858

1858 Active help from beings of light and people....

March 22, 1941: Book 28

People's spiritual state requires active help, both from the beings of light and from people on earth who have attained a certain spiritual maturity and are now able to help their fellow human beings in their time of need. The commitment of their whole person is necessary for this. But if he recognizes the danger his fellow human being is in he is also prepared to make any sacrifice as long as he himself is in love, which is the prerequisite for a spiritual degree of maturity in which he can be active in a redeeming way. The beings of light are likewise concerned about earthly people and try to bring every possible help in the form of earthly suffering, which is intended to make people reflect and turn their thoughts towards eternity. And thus every event which painfully affects people should be regarded as a necessary means of help to remedy the spiritual adversity. It is only a very small part which carries God in its heart, yet most people only smile at the mention of the divine name because they completely lack faith. As soon as life is bearable for the human being he does not worry about spiritual problems, he is so fully occupied by earthly life that thoughts about God and his purpose of earthly life only very rarely arise and are also quickly discarded again, for they make him uncomfortable as long as earthly life still brings him fulfilment. But if fate intervenes in this life with a rough hand, then earthly enjoyment seems trivial to him and his thoughts begin to wander in other regions.... Suffering leads man closer to God, and therefore he cannot be spared it at a time when mankind is far from God. Where the influence of the beings of light is too small, where the human being is not heard by his fellow human beings, God tries to make people compliant through sorrow and suffering, He does not want them to perish but wants to save them from eternal death. And humanity will still have to endure this, it will still see unspeakable suffering come upon earth, often seemingly unbearable and causing much pain, yet God's love ordains it this way in order to help human souls, God's truth knows the paths that lead to Him and nothing that happens is without meaning and purpose. Therefore, whatever may come, man must always know that sorrow and hardship, worries and agonies are the only means to snatch the endangered souls from ruin. For the struggle for souls must not slacken, everything must be done to bring them help, and not an hour should be hesitated when it comes to helping the lost people. For time is pressing and therefore God's hand will intervene ever more noticeably so that people in need will find God and their souls will not be lost....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers