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Blessed effect of the divine word....

The human being's highest benefit is that his soul receives spiritual nourishment, for only then can it mature on earth, only then will its purpose of earthly life be fulfilled. Therefore, whatever contributes towards making the human being receptive for the word of God also corresponds to God's will.... and whatever contributes towards deepening the bond with God will also always earn the soul spiritual goods, for this nourishment of the soul can only be imparted to it in a direct bond with God. This is what people cannot yet understand, that God can only feed them with the bread of heaven if they willingly come to Him with hunger and thirst, Who has promised them food and drink. But 'coming to Him' does not mean going to places of worship, it does not mean outwardly-recognizable actions or beautiful words.... It only means the deep, inner bond with God, which is like opening the heart to receive His stream of love-power, to receive His word, the bread of heaven from His hand. For His word is flesh and blood, it is the right nourishment for the soul, it is His direct emanation of love into the heart of a person, which the soul feels as right food and right drink. The human being must first be informed of God's will through the word of God.... And through the word of God he must also be given the strength to fulfil His will. But the fulfilment of His will brings spiritual progress to the soul, which is why the word of God absolutely has to be conveyed to the human being so that he will become blissfully happy. However, the 'conveyance of the divine word' is not to be understood as every sermon which can indeed touch the human being's ear but which lets the words fall flat if the human being has not first entered into a heartfelt bond with God, so that he hears the sermon as a direct address by God and thus it will not remain without effect on him. For the word can only be spoken letters which lack all spiritual meaning or is also only understood as spoken word but not according to its spiritual meaning. And this spiritual meaning is only made accessible to the human being by God Himself, which is why the bond with Him is indispensable. Only then does the word have an effect as refreshment for the soul, as nourishment which it needs to build itself up, which gives it the strength to develop upwards. And in order to establish the bond with God, one's own will is necessary again, for an intimate bond with God can never be established dutifully or as a form.... A true seriousness must animate the person who is to be blessed by receiving or hearing the divine word. And this true earnestness can fill a person at any hour and in any place, he can always and everywhere intimately unite with God and await the influx of His word, for even a devout thought of Him will secure an influx of strength for him, a gift which will be distributed to him from the lord's table.... And the longer the human being's thoughts dwell on his God and father, the more love-filled his thoughts will be, and God will mentally speak to him and impart to him what his soul needs. Being able to receive God's word is the greatest benefit a person can achieve in earthly life and need never come to an end, for God constantly speaks to those who desire to hear Him and who therefore hear or read His word in heartfelt contact with Him or allow themselves to be mentally addressed by Him.... And their souls will mature, for they will receive abundant nourishment, food and drink will constantly be offered to them, they will constantly be refreshed and strengthened at the lord's table, as He Himself promised with the words: "Receive and eat, receive and drink.... do this in remembrance of Me...."

Amen

BLAGOTVORNI UČINAK BOŽANSKE RIJEČI....

Čovjekov je najveći dobitak to da se njegovoj duši dostavi duhovna hrana, jer samo tada ona može sazrjeti na Zemlji, samo tada biti će ispunjena svrha njenog zemaljskog života. Ono dakle što pridonosi tome da čovjeka učini prijemčivim za Božju Riječ, to je i u skladu sa Božjom voljom.... a što pridonosi tome da se veza s Bogom produbi, duši će uvijek donositi duhovna dobra, jer ta duševna hrana može joj biti prenešena samo u direktnoj vezi s Bogom.

To što ljudi još ne mogu shvatiti je da ih Bog može hraniti nebeskom hranom samo kad oni voljno sa glađu i žeđu dolaze kod Njega Samoga, Koji im je obećao hranu i napitak. No “doći k Njemu” ne znači odlazak u crkvene zgrade, to ne znači vanjski prepoznatljive postupke ili lijepe riječi....

To jedino znači duboku, intimnu povezanost s Bogom, što je istoznačno sa otvaranjem srca za prijem Njegove Ljubav-ne struje, za prijem Njegove Riječi, nebeskog kruha iz Njegove ruke. Jer Njegova Riječ je meso i krv, ona je prava duševna hrana, ona je Njegovo direktno Ljubav-no zračenje u srce čovjeka, koju duša osjeća kao pravu hranu i pravo piće.

Čovjek prvo putem Riječi Božje mora biti upoznat sa Božjom voljom.... I putem Božje Riječi mora mu biti dostavljena i snaga za ispunjavanje Njegove volje. No ispunjenje Njegove volje duši donosi duhovni napredak, radi čega Božja Riječ obavezno mora biti dostavljena čovjeku, kako bi on postao blažen.

Ali pod “dostavom Božanske Riječi” ne treba shvaćati svaku propovijed, koja doduše može dotaći uho čovjeka, no pored njega te riječi samo prolaze ako čovjek prethodno nije ušao u intimnu vezu s Bogom, tako da on onda tu propovijed primi kao direkno obraćanje Boga i ona dakle ni ne ostane bez učinka na njega.

Jer Riječ može biti samo izgovoreno slovo kojemu nedostaje ikakav smisao ili pak samo biva obuhvaćena kao izgovorena riječ no ne s obzirom na njeno duhovno značenje. A to duhovno značenje čovjeku će biti otvoreno tek od Samoga Boga, radi čega je veza s Njim obavezna. Tek tada Riječ djeluje kao balzam za dušu, kao hrana koju ona treba za izgradnju, koja joj daje snagu da se razvija uvis.

A da bi se uspostavilo vezu s Bogom, opet je potrebna vlastita volja, jer intimna veza s Bogom nikad neće moći biti uspostavljena obavezno ili formalno.... Istinska ozbiljnost mora pokrenuti čovjeka kojemu prijem ili slušanje Riječi treba biti od blagoslova. A ta stvarna ozbiljnost u svakom trenutku i na svakom mjestu može ispuniti čovjeka, on se uvijek i svugdje može povezati s Bogom i čekati upliv Njegove Riječi, jer već sama blagonaklona misao o Njemu osigurava mu dotok snage, dar koji će mu biti dan sa Stola Gospodnjeg....

I što duže čovjek u mislima ostaje uz svog Boga i Oca, to ispunjenije Ljubavlju će i biti te misli, i Bog će mu govoriti misaonim putem i prenositi mu ono što je potrebno njegovoj duši. Moći primati Božju Riječ je najveći dobitak koji čovjek u zemaljskom životu može postići i koji nikada ne treba doći do kraja, jer Bog neprestano govori onima koji Ga žude čuti i koji zato u najintimnijoj vezi s Njim Njegovu Riječ čuju ili čitaju ili im se On pak misaono obraća....

I njihove duše će sazrijevati, jer one bogato primaju hranu, neprestano im se nudi hrana i piće, neprestano će uživati i biti snaženi za stolom Gospodnjim, kao što je On to obećao sa Riječima: “Uzmite i jedite, uzmite i pijte.... činite to Meni u spomen....”

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