Čovječanstvo ne žudi za duhovnom Hranom, a to je znak oholosti (uzdizanja samoga sebe, uobraženosti, nadmenosti), budući se oni osjećaju tako snažnima i sigurnima, da ne misle da im je potrebna ikakva dostava hrane. Oni nemaju glad za duhovnom Hranom, jer im ništa ne nedostaje.... a ništa im ne nedostaje, jer su se oni zadovoljili onim što oni posjeduju, i zato što oni ni ne znaju za blagodat onoga, što njima doduše pripada, no ne može biti dano nezatraženo... jer oni ne cijene Božju milost kao ono što ona jest. Jer, Božja je milost, kada je njima ponuđeno nešto što znači moć i snagu za sve one koji se osjećaju slabima i malenima. Čovječanstvo međutim osjeća jedino fizičke slabosti, nevolje i brige, a vjeruje da njih ne može odstraniti duhovnom Hranom, Božjom Riječju, jer im nedostaje vjera u ovu snagu. Njima nedostaje vjera u učinak (djelovanje) Božanske Riječi, a time i u snagu, koju čovjek može za svoju dušu crpiti iz Božanske Hrane. I otuda oni ne obraćaju pažnju na ovu Hranu, Koja im je ponuđena u obliku Božanske Riječi... oni malo pažnje pridaju Božanskoj Riječi, i duša mora gladovati i skapavati, čak i iako zemaljsko bogatstvo okružuje čovjeka. Ono što duši treba, potpuno je neovisno o zemaljskom ispunjenju, ona može gladovati usred bogatstva i posjeda, no u najvećoj zemaljskoj bijedi sebe može smatrati prebogatom, ako ona prima duhovnu Hranu, Božji dar, koji potiče njen duševni razvoj. I zato zemaljska dobra ne trebaju biti previsoko cijenjena, jer ona mogu biti i smetnja (prepreka) u njihovom razvoju naviše, ukoliko ona neće biti dobro upotrebljena, ako ljudi zaborave na duhovnu glad, i duša im je kroz to zapostavljena (prikraćena, zakinuta). Duhovna Hrana, odnosno, iz prevelike Ljubavi ljudima prenesena Riječ Božja, žuđena je jedino od onih, kojima zemaljska dobra izgledaju bezvrijednima, i koji stoga teže nečemu što je nepropadljivo, dakle od vječne vrijednosti. Oni gladuju za Kruhom Života, oni gladuju bez Njega, i njihova žudnja je duboka i unutarnja; a takvu glad Bog utažuje Svojom Riječju... On njima daje Hranu za njihove duše, On ih hrani duhovnom Hranom, i taži njihovu žeđ Živom Vodom, koja istječe iz slabina onih, koji stoje duboko u vjeri i u Ljubavi. A ova duhovna Hrana će biti i posredovana ljudima, kada njima bude uskraćena (oduzeta) zemaljska Hrana, kada demonski utjecaj navede ljude na to da jedan drugome uskraćuju (oduzimaju) za život potrebnu zemaljsku hranu... kada okrutnost dosegne najviši stupanj, da se oni međusobno bore kao najgorči neprijatelji. Živjet će onaj tko posjeduje (zove vlastitom) duboku vjeru, jer će ga održati (prehraniti, sačuvati) duhovna Hrana... Riječ Božja, Koju je On blagoslovio Svojom snagom..._>AMEN
TranslatorMankind does not crave spiritual nourishment and this is a sign of self-conceit, for they feel so strong and secure that they do not believe they need any kind of energy supply. They are not hungry for spiritual food because they are not deprived of anything.... and they lack nothing because they are content with what they possess and because they are also unaware of the benefit of what they are entitled to but cannot be given without being asked.... because they do not value God's grace for what it is. For it is a grace when they are offered something that means strength and vigour for anyone who feels weak and small. Humanity, however, only feels its physical weaknesses, needs and worries, and it does not believe that it can remedy these with spiritual food, with the word of God, because it lacks faith in its strength. It lacks faith in the effect of the divine word and therefore also in the strength that a person can draw for his soul from divine food. And therefore it does not respect this food, which is offered to it in the form of the divine word.... it disregards the divine word and the soul must hunger and starve, even though earthly wealth surrounds the human being. What the soul needs is completely independent of earthly fulfilment, it can starve in the midst of wealth and possessions, yet it can be abundantly provided for in utmost earthly poverty if it accepts spiritual nourishment, the gift of God, which promotes its spiritual development. And this is why earthly possessions should not be valued too highly, for they can also hinder a person's higher development if they are not properly utilized, if they make a person forget his spiritual hunger and the soul is disadvantaged as a result. Spiritual food, i.e. the word of God imparted to people out of immense love, is only desired by those for whom earthly goods seem worthless and who therefore strive for something that is imperishable, i.e. of eternal value. These hunger for the bread of life, they starve without it, and their desire is deep and inward; and God satisfies such hunger through His word.... He gives them food for their souls, He feeds them with spiritual food and quenches their thirst with the living water that flows from the loins of those who are deep in faith and love. And this spiritual food will also be imparted to people when earthly food is withdrawn from them, when demonic influence determines people to deprive each other of the earthly food necessary for life.... when people's lack of love has reached the highest degree that they fight each other like bitter enemies. He will live who calls a deep faith his own, for he will receive the spiritual food.... the word of God, which He has blessed with His power....
Amen
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