Nothing can happen on earth without divine will, so this will must be the first basis for everything that happens, be it good or evil. Even what people do to each other would not be possible if divine will prevented it. And yet it would be wrong to claim that God wills evil because He allows it to happen. It certainly does not meet with His approval, but God does not hinder the will of man so that he can develop freely and thus decide. Only in this freedom of will can the last stage of embodiment be covered, consequently it must not be curtailed, but this would be the case if every evil deed were prevented before it is carried out. For then there would only be good in the world, but the possibility of ascent would be taken away from man. The performer is therefore only rarely prevented from acting according to his will, unless he is a struggling person who prays to God and whom God's love protects from rash deeds. Otherwise, every freedom of will is granted to him, even if it entails much earthly suffering. It is therefore to be seen more as an authorization by God, because God does not oppose His will. These events are more the result of human will, to which God sets no limits. The deed can therefore be carried out, but need not always be effective. How the evil deed affects the person is solely divine will and depends on the necessity for the maturity of the soul of the person to whom the evil deed is directed. The more a person strives for spiritual maturity, the more ineffective all actions will be that evil human will has intended for his fellow human being. Consequently, he who has no spiritual aspiration whatsoever will have to suffer more, but the person who cares about his soul's salvation will remain unimpressed. And thus the divine will changes all things in their effect according to people's state of maturity. Thus, in the end, even that which is born of evil will serves as a means of education, again in accordance with the human being's will to allow himself to be educated, for the spiritually striving human being is aware of his inadequate state of soul and asks God for the attainment of his soul's maturity, consequently he also humbly accepts what is sent to him, which, however, never excuses the evil will of the one who carries out evil deeds against his fellow human being. God does not prevent the opposing force from using all means to weaken the human will or to stimulate it to commit evil deeds.... He does not prevent man himself from doing what his will drives him to do. Yet He protects His own from overly violent attacks by those who are under the adversary's influence.... He does not prevent evil deeds but gives people complete freedom.... However, man is never defencelessly exposed to unrestrained attacks. His own will can weaken the effect or even cancel it out completely if he turns to the one Who is lord of all. Whose will alone is sufficient to avert all evil from him, and Who also does so when he prays fervently: "Deliver us from all evil...."

Amen

This proclamation is used in the following themebook:

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