• Back

DJELOVANJE U LJUBAVI I MOLITVA SU SREDSTVA MILOSTI....

Najdjelotvornije sredstvo Milosti je da čovjek prakticira Ljubav, jer djelovanje u Ljubavi neizmjerno mu donosi snagu, a snaga iz Boga Milost je koja sasvim izvjesno vodi ka usavršenju. Tako da ako čovjek prakticira Ljubav, on teži i povezivanju s Bogom, Koji u Sebi jeste Ljubav [[(1 Ivanova 4:8, 16)]], a sve što teži Bogu, od Njega će biti zahvaćeno i opremljeno Njegovom Milošću. Čovjek mora nešto dati želi li primiti.... mora dati Ljubav, želi li od Boga opet primiti Ljubav.

A Milost Božja je dokaz Njegove Ljubavi, Koja svim ljudima stoji na raspolaganju, samo ako žele primati. A svoju volju oni dokazuju putem djelovanja u Ljubavi, koje im onda i osigurava izobilje Milosti. Daljnje sredstvo Milosti je molitva, koja opet do izražaja dovodi volju za Boga.... koja svjedoči o njegovoj bespomoćnosti, njegovoj slabosti, u kojoj se čovjek obraća Bogu za Njegovu podršku, za snagu ili Milost....

Tko Boga od srca zazove za Njegovu pomoć za svoj zemaljski život, tko Mu se sam povjeri u cijeloj svojoj slabosti, taj privlači na svoje srce Oca u Nebu, samilosnog i punog Ljubavi, On ga opskrbljuje, te će njegov život biti djelovanje u Ljubavi, pošto snaga iz Boga potiče na Ljubav, pošto je snaga iz Boga Njegovo Ljubav-no zračenje, koje opet potiče na Ljubav.

Ljubav i molitva su najdjelotvornija sredstva Milosti koja čovjeku olakšavaju put zemaljskog života i omogućuju mu najpotpuniji uspjeh za njegovu dušu. Jer Sâm Bog je sa onima koji žive u Ljubavi i koji u molitvi nalaze utočište, koji se dakle nalaze u intimnoj vezi s Njim i koje On stoga nikada ne ostavlja bez pomoći, pošto Mu pripadaju, pošto čeznu za Njim i tako su ponovo pronašli Njega, od Kojega su proizašli.

No Bog Svojom Milošću obdaruje i one ljude koji su Mu još daleki, tako što ih stalno vodi u prilike u kojima si mogu steći Milost, tako što im stalno daje prilike da Mu se utječu ili da djeluju u Ljubavi....

No On ljude na to ne prisiljava nego im ostavlja na slobodan izbor hoće li ili ne koristiti Milost koja im pritječe. Božja Ljubav i Milost želi obuhvatiti sve ljude, no ljudska volja se mora izjasniti spremnom da ju koristi, inače mu Božja Milost ne može priteći, iako mu ona neizmjerno stoji na raspolaganju.

Ljudi koji nemaju veze s Bogom kroz Ljubav-no djelovanje ili svjesnu molitvu, Milost Božju ni ne ćute tako osjetno, jer što dolazi od Boga, samo je u srcu osjetno; snaga iz Boga uvijek potiče samo srce da bude Ljubav-no aktivno, tek tada životna snaga stupa u akciju te čovjek izvađa ono na što ga srce potiče. Tako da je svaka Milost sredstvo za unutarnje duhovno usavršavanje....

Milost je pomoćno sredstvo za uspon duše, i ona je stoga osjetna samo [[(k)]]od onih koji žude u visinu.... Međutim drugi na nju ne obraćaju pažnju, oni prečuju kad im glas srca govori i želi ih potaći na Ljubav-no djelovanje.... Dakle kad im želi priteći Milost Božja oni se pred njom zatvaraju i oni ju ne koriste, posljedično ona na njima ne može biti djelotvorna.

No do duhovnog savršenstva čovjek ne može doći bez Božje Milosti, i zato njegov stupanj zrelosti ostaje nizak dokle god on ne koristi Božju Milost.... pošto ne moli za dostavu iste niti si Milost Božju stječe putem revnog Ljubav-nog djelovanja. Jer to su najdjelotvornija sredstva Milosti, koja čovjeka sasvim izvjesno vode u visinu, i omogućavaju njegovo usavršavanje....

AMEN

Means of grace love and prayer....

This is the most effective means of grace, that the human being practices love, for an activity of love provides him with immeasurable strength, and the strength from God is a grace which inevitably leads towards perfection. If the human being practices love he also strives for union with God, Who is love in Himself, and everything that calls for God will be seized by Him and given His grace. Man must give something if he wants to receive.... he must give love if he wants to receive love from God again. And God's grace is proof of His love, which is available to all people if only they want to receive. And they manifest their will through works of love, which then also secures them an abundance of grace. Another means of grace is prayer, which in turn expresses the will towards God.... which testifies to his helplessness, his weakness, in which the human being turns to God for His support, for strength or grace.... Whoever sincerely calls upon God for His help for his earthly way of life, whoever entrusts himself to Him in all his weakness, the father in heaven mercifully and full of love draws him to His heart, He provides for him, He supplies him with strength so that he can fulfil God's will, He constantly remains with him with His grace, and thus his life will also be a labour of love, because the strength from God stimulates love, because the strength from God is His emanation of love, which again impels to love. Love and prayer are the most effective means of grace which make a person's earthly path of life easier and ensure complete success for his soul. For God Himself is with those who live in love and take refuge in prayer, who are therefore in closest contact with Him and whom He will therefore never leave without help because they belong to Him, because they long for Him and have therefore found their way back to Him from Whom they originated. However, God also considers those people with His grace who are still distant from Him by constantly leading them to opportunities where they can acquire grace by constantly giving them the opportunity to take refuge in Him or to work in love.... However, He does not force people to do so, but leaves it up to them whether or not they should make use of the grace that flows to them. God's love and grace wants to encompass all people, yet the human will has to declare itself willing to utilize it, otherwise God's grace cannot flow to it, even though it is available to it unmeasured. People who have no connection with God through loving activity or conscious prayer do not feel God's grace so noticeably either, for what comes from God can only be felt in the heart; the strength from God only ever impels the heart to become lovingly active, only then does the life force come into action so that the human being carries out what his heart impels him to do. And thus all grace is the means to inner spiritual perfection.... Grace is an aid for the ascent of souls and is therefore only felt by those who desire to ascend.... The others, however, do not pay attention to it, they ignore it when the voice of the heart speaks to them and would like to impel them to work with love.... therefore, when God's grace wants to flow towards them, they close themselves off to it and do not utilize it, consequently it cannot become effective in them. But a person cannot reach spiritual perfection without God's grace, and therefore his spiritual degree of maturity remains low as long as he does not make use of God's grace.... as long as he does not ask for God's favour and acquire God's grace through eager loving activity. For these are the most effective means of grace, which inevitably lead man to the heights, which guarantee his perfection....

Amen