Source: https://www.bertha-dudde.org/en/proclamation/1915

1915 Soul work on fellow human beings.... blessing on earth....

May 13, 1941: Book 28

Every activity that is for the benefit of the human soul is beneficial. For if the human being considers how short earthly time is compared to eternity, and if he further considers the minimal success he can achieve on earth.... but if, on the other hand, he imagines the value of spiritual endeavour in eternity and the happiness of the soul, which can show spiritual wealth, then he will not hesitate for long and take up the work on his soul. And only then will he pursue the right purpose of earthly life. And what a person does for his and his fellow human being's soul is already blessed by God on earth. He will stand by him in earthly adversities, He will always be willing to support the work on the soul and earthly life will always correspond to the desire for spiritual maturity. And therefore people should believingly and trustingly abandon themselves to divine guidance, for if they are serious about spiritual progress every day will bring events which are conducive to this spiritual progress. And man truly need not fear.... The more faithfully he devotes himself to God, the more successful his life on earth will be for eternity. And if the human being places his life, his earthly activity and his spiritual work at the service of his neighbour, if he therefore lovingly works to help his neighbour to spiritual maturity, he will already receive abundant blessings on earth.... He will not need to suffer hardship, he will escape severe affliction, he will banish his fellow human being's suffering and now also be relieved of his own suffering, suffering and misery will only pass him by like a dream, and God's blessing will rest on everything he starts, for he is driven by love and concern for the human soul, consequently, his soul will also be granted relief on earth. And so man can confidently look forward to the future.... If sorrow and worry still weigh him down, he himself is not faithful enough. He still sees too much of the earthly events around him, he pays too much attention to worldly things, and that is why these things also come to him as a test of his faith. If he learns to overcome them, i.e., if he ignores them, they will no longer burden him and now he can eagerly devote himself to the actual work of preparing his fellow human being's soul for eternity....

Amen

Translated by Doris Boekers