T. 25. II. 9 – 11. Jesus: “If you appreciate your Father’s masterpiece, how could the Lord of Heaven not be glad? What could He do but offer thanks to you who love His Son as He does? Would He not make known to you His Love, if you but share His praise of what He loves?
As the perfect Father that He is, God cherishes Creation. And so His joy is made complete when any part of Him joins in His praise, to share His joy.
This brother whom you look upon is Your Creator’s perfect gift to you. And He is glad and thankful when you thank His perfect Son for being what he is. Then all His thanks and gladness shine on you who would complete His joy, along with Him. And thus is yours completed. Not one ray of darkness can still be seen by those who will to make their Father’s happiness complete, and theirs along with His.
The gratitude of God Himself is freely offered to everyone who shares His creative purpose. It is not His Will to be alone. And truly, neither is it yours. Forgive your brother, and you cannot separate yourself from him nor from his Father.
In truth, you need no forgiveness of the Father, for the wholly pure have never sinned! Give, then, to your brother what the Father has given you, that you may see His Son as one, and therein thank his Father as He thanks you. Nor should you believe that all His praise is given not to you. For what you give is His, and giving it, you learn to understand His gift to you.
Then give to the Holy Spirit what He can offer to the Father and the Son alike. Nothing has power over you except His Will and yours, which but extends His Will as yours. It was for this you were created, and your brother with you and at one with you.
You and your brother are the same, just as God Himself is all One, and not divided in His Will. And you must have one purpose, since He gave the same to both of you. His Will is brought together as you join in will, that you be made complete by offering completion to your brother. See not in him the sinfulness he sees, but give him honor that you may esteem yourself and him as one.
You and your brother are the same, just as God Himself is all One, and not divided in His Will. And you must have one purpose, since He gave the same to both of you. His Will is brought together as you join in will, that you be made complete by offering completion to your brother. See not in him the sinfulness he sees, but give him honor that you may esteem yourself and him as one.
To you and your brother is given the power of salvation, that escape from darkness into light be yours to share; that you may see as one what never has been separate, nor apart from all God’s Love as given equally.”