PRAYER FOR DIVINE LOVE

December 2nd, 1916.

I am here, Jesus.

    I merely want to say a word for the benefit of you and your friend.  That is, that I have listened to your conversation to-night and find that it is in accord with the Truth.  The Influence of the Spirit is with you both.  Continue in your line of thought and in prayer to the Father. Also, in your making known to others, whenever the opportunity arises, the importance of seeking for and getting the Divine Love.

    As your friend said, the only prayer that is necessary, is the prayer for the inflowing of this Divine Love (true souls longings and aspirations, in all earnestness and sincerity, for the Divine Love itself).  All other forms, or real aspirations of prayer are secondary.  Of themselves, will not tend to produce this Divine Love in the souls of human's.

Let your prayer be as follows: 

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Our Father, who art in heaven, we recognize:

That Thou Art--art All Holy and Loving and Merciful, and that we are the children of Thy Care and not the subservient, sinful and depraved creatures that our false teachers would have us believe.

That we are the greatest of Thy Creations and the most wonderful of all Thy Handiworks, and that we are the objects of Thy Great Soul's Love and Tenderest Care.

That Thy will is that we become at one with Thee and partake of Thy Great Love, which Thou hast bestowed upon us, through Thy Mercy and Desire that we become, in Truth, Thy children.  Not through the sacrifice and death of any one of Thy creatures, even though the world thinks that, one, Thy equal and a part of Thy Godhead.

That Thou will open up our souls to the inflowing of Thy Love, and that then will come Thy Holy Spirit to bring into our souls, this, Thy Love in great abundance until our souls may be transformed into the very Essence of Thyself; and that there may come to us Faith--such Faith as will cause us to realize that we are Truly Thy children and that we are One with Thee in very substance and not in image only.

Let us have such Faith as will cause us to know that Thou art our Father and the bestower of every good and Perfect Gift, and that only we, ourselves, can prevent Thy love changing us from the mortal to the Immortal.

Let us never cease to realize that Thy Love is waiting for each and all of us, and that when we come to Thee with Faith and earnest aspirations, Thy Love will never be withholden from us.

Keep us in the shadow of Thy Love, every hour and moment of our lives, and help us to overcome all temptations of the flesh and the influence of the powers of the evil ones, who so constantly surround us and endeavor to turn our thoughts away from Thee, to the pleasures and allurements of this world.

We thank Thee for Thy Love and for the possibility of receiving it, and believe that Thou art our Father--the Loving Father who smiles upon us in our weakness, and is always ready to help us and take us to Thy arms of Love.

We pray thus with all the earnestness and longings of our soul, and trusting in Thy Love, give Thee all the glory and honor and love that our finite souls can give.

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    This is the only prayer that human's need offer to the Father.  It is the only one that appeals to the Divine Love of the Father.  With the answer, which will surely come, will come all the Blessings, that human's may need and which the Father sees, are for the good of His Creatures.

    I am in very great rapport with you to-night and see that the Father's Divine Love is with you.  That your souls are hungry for more.

    So, my brothers, continue to pray and have Faith.  In the end will come a bestowal of the Divine Love, like unto that which came to the apostles at Pentecost.

    I will not write more now.  In leaving you, I will leave my love, blessings and the assurance that I pray to the Father for your happiness and love.  Good-night.  Your brother and friend, Jesus.

    The following is an inspired, modern version of  "The Prayer" that may be considered for use also, remembering that the words are meant to inspire the souls desires and longings.

     Our Father, in the Celestial Heavens, we recognize Thee as All Holy, Loving, Merciful and Powerfull.  We, as the Children of Thy Creation, are not the subservient, sinful and depraved creatures that false teachers would have us believe.  We are the greatest and most wonderful of all Thy Creations, souls, Created in Thy image and likeness, by Thy Hand, Perfect.  Who came into this world in a pure and pristine state and condition.  We are all the objects of Thy Great Souls Love and Tenderest Care.

    That Thy will is that we become At-One with Thee and partake of Thy Great Love, which Thou hast bestowed upon us, through Thy Mercy and Desire, that we become, in Truth, Thy Divine Children.  Through the inflowing of Thy Divine Love, the very Esssence and Substance of Thy Divine Soul.  Not through the sacrifice and death of any one of Thy Creatures, most especially Jesus the Christ, who became Thy Most Divine Son, through the inflowing of Thy Divine Love, as the result of the exertion of his own free will in deep, earnest and sincere longings for Thy Divine Love.

    By his leadership and example, and with him now, our Master, our brother and our friend, Jesus the Christ, and all the Celestial Angels in this Divine Congregation of the Christ Spirit, we pray to Thee with all the most earnest and sincere longings and desires of our souls for Thy Divine Love, that Thou will open up our souls to the inflowing of Thy Divine Love.

    Then will come Thy Holy Spirit, to bring into our souls Thy Divine Love in great abundance, until our souls may be transformed into the very Essence of Thyself.

    Then will come to us Faith, such great Faith as will cause us to realize that we are Truly Thy Divine Children and that we are At-One with Thee in very Substance and not in image only.

    Bestow upon us such Faith as will cause us to know that Thou art Our Creator, the bestower of every Good and Perfect Gift, most especially Thy Divine Love, and all that proceeds from It.  That only we, ourselves, can prevent Thy Divine Love changing us from the mortal to the Immortal.

    Let us never cease to realize that Thy Divine Love is constantly waiting for each and all of us.  That when we do  come to Thee with Faith and earnest aspiration, for Thy Divine Love, as we do now, that Thy Divine Love will never be withholden from us.

    Keep us in the Light of Thy Love every hour and moment of our lives.  Help us to overcome all the attachments to the material world and the influences of the powers of the lower ones, who so constantly surround us and endeavor to turn our thoughts and aspirations away from Thee, to the pleasures, allurements and worries of this world.

    We thank Thee Dear God, for Thy Great Love and for the possibility and privilege of receiving it.  We know that Thou art The Loving God, who smiles upon us in our weakness and is always ready to help us and heal us and take us to Thy Arms of Love.

    We pray thus with all the earnestness and sincere longings of our souls desires, and trusting in Thee and Thy Great Love for everything, we give Thee all the glory, honor and love that our souls may give.

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February 6th, 1917

I am here John

    I want to say a few words in reference to your conversation about The Prayer.  The importance of thoroughly understanding it, its spiritual significance and the wonderful Truths that it contains.

    I heard you say that when you first received it, there was in its meaning, all confusion.  That you did not understand that it would convey any Great Truths, or help very much those who should offer it to the Father.  Well, I have no doubt but what you say is true.  There is a good reason for the same.  That is, that it is so full of the declarations of Wonderful Truths and thoughts for soul aspirations, that it was difficult and almost impossible for your mind, or soul, to grasp the same.  Like every other Truth, that humans do not understand, it does not, at first reception, appear to be a thing of Truth, that humans can learn and learning make their own.

    The Truths of that Prayer, when rightly analyzed, will appear sufficient to meet every necessity that humans need, or are in want of, to bring them to a Perfect At-Onement with the Father and assure them of Eternal Salvation, as His Divine Children and the partakers of Immortality.

    Very soon I will come and give you a full explanation of the Prayer and its deep and Vital Truths, so that you may become real possessors of its full meaning.  Tonight I do not think it best for me to write more.  In closing, will say to you and your friends, that you must not become discouraged in the work that you have before you, or in the work that you are now doing.  For I, John, tell you that your labor is absolutely necessary, to make our Truths known to humanity.  There are no others, of all the humans of earth, who have been selected for this work, or can perform it.  For none have the qualifications developed, for the rapport which we have established.

    So take what I say seriously.  Do not let the importance of the work, or the thought that you are not suited to do the work, cause you to think that we have made a mistake in our selection.  Or, that this power, that has been given to you, is a mere myth and without reality.  The high spirits, who are followers of and are led by the Master, have, in following the Master's desire, determined that you three shall be the ones to start the spread of these Great Truths amongst humans, and leave behind you helpers who will carry on the work, after you come over to receive the reward of your well-doing.

    I am John.  I write with authority and must be believed.  So with my love to you both and the Blessings of the Father, I will say goodnight, John

January 6th, 1918.

I am here, Jesus.

    Well my brother, I am glad to tell you that your communion with the Father tonight has been responded to.  His Divine Love has inflowed into your soul in great abundance.  His Holy Spirit has been bringing the Divine Love in wonderful abundance.  Your soul is now filled with it.  The influence of this Great Love is working in your soul. You realize its Presence.  If you will meditate, long for, and pray to the Father, as you have tonight, your soul will soon be so filled with this Divine Love that you will receive the Knowledge, that you have a near At-Onement with Him. You will be conscious of the possession, of a part of His Divinity, of which we have written you.  The Pentecostal Shower will come to you, as it did to my disciples in the days that followed my departing from them.  I will be with you, also just as I was with them.  Power and Essence Divine will be bestowed upon you, so that you will be able to display the marvelous presence of this Divine Love, just as they were able.  So you must pray and long.  Your experience tonight has given you some foretaste of what will come to you.  There is nothing in all the world that can take the place of this Divine Love, in its power to draw you near to and make you in At-Onement with the Father.  All beliefs and faiths, in any and every other thing, will not suffice.  Sacrifice and sorrow on account of sin, vicarious sufferings and mediators, will not work the Transformation. Because it is solely a conjunction between this Divine Love and your soul, that is capable of bringing you into this relationship to the Father, and the resultant consciousness that you have partaken of and possess, to some extent, His Divine Nature in Divine Love.

    Now you are in condition that makes my rapport with you complete.  I have that possession of your brain that enables me to write as I may desire.  I know that I could convey a message to you tonight, in a most satisfactory way, but I will not do so.  For I think it best to permit the rapport to become a little more intense.  Thus enable me to write a long message, without the probability of tiring you.  For as you know, these messages of deep Truths, such as the ones on the "Soul" and "God" necessarily cause me to draw very intensely on your brain power.  Soon now, I will come and commence to deliver my messages and continue to do so, if our rapport can be maintained.  It can be, if you will only meditate and pray as you have done tonight.  I have been with you very much today, entering into your thoughts and endeavoring to influence the longings of your soul.  I was with you at the spiritualist's meeting.  Sometime I will write you in reference to the claims of the speaker and the real facts, as to how much of what she said was inspired, or as she claims, was spoken through her by a controlling spirit.

    I now want you to think more than ever of the importance of your work.  Of the necessity for you putting all your energies and desires into the work.  No one can conceive of what it means.  Above all you must realize its great importance and the place that you occupy in carrying it to a successful issue.

    I will be with you very often.  I know that you will feel my presence and influence.  As you do, turn all your thoughts to the Father's Divine Love and let all your longings go to Him.

    Tonight, I will not write more.  But will soon write, as I have said.  Have Faith.  Know that you have been selected to do the work.  That upon you rests the responsibility that is upon no other human.

    With my love and the Father's Blessings, I will say good night.  Your brother and friend, Jesus

July 11th, 1917

I am here. St. John.

    I heard your prayer and know that this Divine Love is flowing into your soul.  That now you have a great abundance of its possession, of which you are conscious.  It will never fail you when you pray in earnestness and with the real longings for its coming.  It is always ready to respond to your aspirations and to make you feel its Presence and the happiness that comes with it.

    I, as you know, am your special friend, in my work of helping to develop your soul.  Whenever you pray to the Father, as you have just prayed, I come to you with my love and influence, to help open up your soul to the inflowing of this Divine Love.  Have Faith.  You will have the certainty of the Presence of the Divine Love.  That it is yours, seeking to come into your soul in greater and more abundance.

    You are blessed, in that you have the Knowledge of the existence of this Divine Love.  That it may be yours if you so will it to be, and pray with the true longings of your soul's desires.  You cannot doubt the Truth of what I write, for, as in the ordinary things of life, there is nothing so convincing as personal experience.  Your experience is such that there has been no room for doubt.  So if you would keep the consciousness of the Presence of this Divine Love continually alive, pray and pray, whenever the opportunity presents itself.  By this I don't mean that you shall wait for a time when you are not engaged in your business affairs.  But at moments when the mind may be free, even if only for a moment, from these business affairs.  The longings, if exercised only for a moment, will bring their results.  For God's Ear is always open and ready to cause the responses to such longings.  One moment of true soul felt longings, is more effective than hours of prayer, where these longings are not present.  The prayers of the lip, or of habit, arises no higher than the escaping breath.  Does not cause the Divine Love to respond and flow into the soul.  Remember this.  Then, realize how futile are all the prayers of preachers and ostensible worshipers, when the soul's longings and desires are not present.

    Only soul can call to Soul.  Divine Love responds only when such soul calls.  The mere desires of the mind, if I may so express my meaning, do not in the least affect the soul.  As mind can operate only on mind, there cannot possibly be any activity of the soul's faculties, when only mind is in operation.  Hence, you will see, that all the worship that comes merely from the mind will not effectuate the working of the Divine Love, or bring into operation the (Holy) Spirit's work.

I write this to further encourage you.  Also to make plain the necessity for the True Prayer.  John