4 True Life in God Notebook 110 __________________________________________________________________________________ evil, and clean the tar that covers the world with his own bare hands; - insignificant he may be and of no importance, but the power of the Holy Spirit is his strength; concerned only to obey God and do the Father's Will he pays no heed to his persecutors; - as a warrior that has been appointed to combat with valour, and defend the Church, he does not shudder but goes forth proclaiming that God is Great, the Greatest... proclaiming His Kingdom ... - You give Your Word to him to enliven and brighten their hearts in which evil had been dwelling and wash away the filth, but all he gets is 'lethargy', 'rejection' and 'desolation'… I lie awake asking myself: - "why has Yahweh veiled His Face to so many of His creatures? - why is He depriving these philosophers to see and contemplate His Face? - why doesn't He silence them? Yahweh is known to peer through the shadowed darkness of every soul and I wonder, is there any chance of salvation for these? or are they all going to perish in the flames of hell? will they, somehow, through a special grace from You, make peace with You and reconcile? will they ever come around and welcome Your Word as a Living Word? these renegades keep increasing and they fear nothing since they are in power; today if they deny You, my God, publicly, they are sure to get applaud and raised in position and stature from their like ... but those who follow You are diminished by them in the eyes of all the community and ridiculed; they are brushed off like a fly ... they say with confidence and pride: 'where is this Lord of yours? where is His Glory? and what has become of the great Lord's House? was there anyway any House at all?' stop there and let Me answer your questionnaire! it is true, I take no pleasure in godlessness, but first I will allow Myself to ask in turn My questions before I answer yours; tell Me, what is brighter than the sun? and tell Me, what relieves the heat in arguments? who sets a guard on each one's mouth? can you tell how I control all things? can anyone tell what is the good in any man and what is the bad in him? and how can I tell and in which way do I know? question yourself and answer Me... it is the Holy Spirit that is brighter than the sun and it is He who brightens every heart...
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