WORD OF GOD

... through Bertha Dudde

1083
Places of worship ....
The uildi!gs "ou hu#a!s created as per#a!e!t places for the
worship of God hardl" correspo!d to the $ord%s will si!ce there"
the actual worship of God withi! the hu#a! ei!g%s heart has
ee! reduced to a #i!i#u#&
far #ore i#porta!ce is attached to e'ter!al appeara!ces i!
houses speciall" uilt for this purpose tha! to the i!ter!al co!tact
of a perso! with the (ea)e!l" Father. *et this alo!e #ust e the
fou!datio! of all worship of God.
+)er" actio! acco#pa!ied " a displa" of sple!dour lac,s
profou!d i!ward!ess- a!d u!dersta!dal" so- si!ce i! so doi!g
the hu#a! ei!g is too i!)ol)ed with all earthl" #atter as to e
ale to for# a si#ple a!d i!ti#ate o!d with the Father i!
hea)e!.
Where a )isual represe!tatio! i!te!ds to #oti)ate so#ethi!g of a
spiritual !ature there is alwa"s the da!ger that e)er"thi!g )isile
will e oser)ed a!d the spiritual aspect !eglected ....
The earthl" child ca!- i! fact- o!l" attai! i!!er cal#- i!!er
spiritualisatio!- whe! all )isual thi!gs a!d those which affect the
se!ses are co#pletel" e'cluded ....
+)er" perso! has to #a,e a! i!credile effort a!d e co!sta!tl"
o! guard that earthl" lo!gi!gs a!d earthl" thoughts will !ot gai!
the upper ha!d- for to the sa#e degree as the" i!crease the will
for the spirit recedes- a!d the! it will e e'tre#el" difficult to
estalish a! i!!er#ost spiritual co!tact.
Therefore it is u!dersta!dale that also all cere#o!ies- all rites-
which effecti)el" i!te!d to illustrate to people so#ethi!g of a
spiritual !ature are especiall" suited to e'ter!alise a perso! or
#a,e hi# eco#e superficial.
.f the hu#a! ei!g ai#s to spiritualise hi#self of his ow! accord
he will u!dersta!d how persiste!tl" he has to fight agai!st all
e'ter!al i!flue!ces .... how he #ust ti#e a!d agai! tr" to
disregard e)er"thi!g that goes o! arou!d hi# i! order to be
able to completely entrust himself to the state of pure
spirituality.
/!d all this is !ot possile i! a place where so #a!" people
co!gregate a!d where rites are regularl" perfor#ed which
re0uire a perso!%s co#plete atte!tio! ut which- o! the other
ha!d- di)ert his atte!tio! awa" fro# that which alone is
important before God ....
The hu#a! ei!g should !ot e!tertai! the thought that it will
cou!t as a si! if he does !ot co#pl" with these cere#o!ies ....
The $ord o!l" ac,!owledges the depth of faith- the degree of
lo)e a!d the earthl" child%s asolute su#issio! to its Father ....
a!d a!"o!e who e!dea)ours to do so !eed !ot fear the Father%s
1udg#e!t either .... he will co!duct hi#self as it pleases the
Father a!d he will loo, for the core i! e)er"thi!g ut !ot for the
outer shell ....
The $ord ta,es !o !otice of the perfectl" de)ised procedures
which are !e)ertheless purel" e'ter!all" co!ducted ut do !ot
touch the core of the #atter- ecause the i!ter!alisatio! of the
soul re0uires a continuous co!!ecti!g2o!eself with the di)i!e
$ord a!d 3a)iour.
/!d the desig!ated ti#es for the worship of God do !ot suffice i!
the slightest to achie)e #aturit" of soul ....
.!stead- the earthl" child has to show God the $ord his lo)e-
)e!eratio! a!d his gratitude e)er" hour of the da" a!d co!sta!tl"
stri)e for spiritual deli)era!ce ....
/!d specified cere#o!ies are trul" !ot suitale for this- for the"
are #ore li,el" to #a,e the hu#a! soul i!differe!t a!d e)e!
lea)e it i! the #ista,e! elief that it has co#plied with di)i!e
will.
/!d this is- i! )iew of the spiritual sta!dstill or regressio!-
e'traordi!aril" regrettale- si!ce the hu#a! ei!g should #a,e
use of e)er" hour i! order to wor, at i#pro)i!g hi#self a!d his
soul for the purpose of attai!i!g perfectio! ....
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