Meni je prijetna enostavna oblika molitve.... Vsak, ki Mi govori na dolgo in na široko (oz. »uporablja razdelane besede in stavke«), ne bo sposoben proizvesti globine občutka, ki edini najde svojo pot do Mojega srca. Kadar molitev prihaja iz srca, je ona kot enostaven izraz najbolj notranjih občutkov, in njenemu izrazu ne bo nikoli spodletelo proizvesti učinka, ker bom Jaz vsakič slišal ta klic in ga bom tudi uslišal. Jaz zahtevam otrokovo zaupljivo molitev k njegovemu Očetu, katera ničesar ne zadržuje, je skromna in na ta način prijetna Očetu. Medtem ko celoten izumetničen govor izvira bolj iz razumske misli, kot pa iz srca in omejuje odnos otroka z njegovim Očetom. (Pri)srčna molitev je tihi pogovor z Menoj, v vsej ponižnosti in Ljubezni, z zaupanjem v Mojo neprestano podporo in ljubeč odgovor.... Takšna molitev naleti na Moje odobravanje.... Jaz namreč ne opazim formalnih molitev, ker se le te ne dvigajo iz vaših src in jih zato ni mogoče doživeti kot osebno molitev. In ni dolžina molitve to, kar povečuje njeno učinkovitost, temveč to lahko naredi edinole njena iskrenost....
Vi morate dejansko nenehno moliti (Luka 18:1; 1 Tesaloničanom 5:17). Vendar pa se te Besede ne sme razumeti na način, da bi vi tratili čas za prakticiranje dolgih formalnih molitev, ki nimajo niti najmanjše vrednosti pred Menoj. Vi morate raje nenehno misliti na Mene in komunicirati z Menoj. To Mi bo dajalo zadovoljstvo, vi pa iz tega lahko izvlečete neskončno milost, ker vaša trajna združitev z Menoj naredi, da ste vi dovzetni za Mojo milost: ko z Menoj začnete vaše vsakodnevno delo, ko Me prosite za nasvet v vsemu, kar delate in Mi tako dovolite, da ostanem blizu zaradi vaše lastne prošnje, katero dokazujete v vaših mislih vsakič, ko se združite z Menoj v molitvi. Vaše srce mora biti vključeno, da bom Jaz Osebno želel delati na vami in znotraj vas. Vendar pa vi s prazno molitvijo ne boste sposobni uresničiti učinka, celo če preživite veliko časa v njej, ker potem Jaz ne morem slišati glasu Mojega otroka, ko prejema od Očeta samo to, kar potrebuje in prosi. Ko pa se počutite kot Moji otroci, bo vaša molitev obenem tudi otroško nedolžna ter enostavna. Vi ne boste potrebovali formalnih molitev, ker vam le te ne bodo dajale tolažbe in moči; one se vam bodo zdele kot le prazno blebetanje, ker vas pravilen odnos z Menoj obenem tudi spodbuja na to, da uporabljate pravilne besede kot takrat, ko se otrok pogovarja z njegovim Očetom. Potem pa Mi je vaša molitev resnično prijetna.
AMEN
PrevajalciThe simple form of prayer is pleasing to Me.... Anyone who talks to Me in elaborate words and sentences will not be able to generate the depth of feeling which alone finds its way to My heart. But when a prayer comes from the heart it is like a simple expression of innermost feelings and its simplicity will not fail to have an effect because I will hear that call every time and comply with it. I ask for a child’s trusting prayer to its Father, which holds nothing back and is unpretentious and thus pleases the Father; whereas all stilted speech originates more from intellectual thought than from the heart and restricts the relationship of the child towards its Father. A devout prayer is a silent dialogue with Me in all humbleness and love, in trust of My constant assistance, of an affectionate answer.... Such a prayer finds My favour.... But I take no notice of formal prayers because they do not arise from your hearts and therefore cannot be experienced like a personal prayer. And it is not the length of a prayer which increases its effectiveness but only its sincerity....
You should indeed pray incessantly, however this Word should not be taken to mean that you should linger in the practise of long formal prayers, which are not of the slightest value before Me, rather you should think of Me constantly and communicate with Me. This will give Me pleasure and you can derive endless grace from it, because your permanent unity of thought with Me makes you receptive to My grace: when you start your day’s work with Me, when you consult Me in everything you do and thus allow Me to stay near to you due to your own request which you prove in your thoughts every time you unite with Me in prayer. Your heart has to be involved if I Myself want to work on and within you. But you will not be able to achieve an effect with an empty prayer, even if you spend much time on it, because then I cannot hear the voice of My child, which alone receives from the Father what it requires and requests. And when you feel like My children your prayer will be childlike and simple too, you will not need formal prayers because they will not give you the comfort and strength, they will appear as empty talk to you. Because the right relationship with Me also urges you to use the right words, like a child speaks to its Father, and then your prayer is indeed pleasing to Me....
Amen
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