12-6

12-6

Stay ever so close to me, and you will not deviate from the path I have prepared for you. This is the most efficient way to stay on track; it is also the most enjoyable way. Men tend to multiply duties in their observance of religion. This practice enables them to give me money, time, and work without yielding up to me what I desire the most-their hearts. Rules can be observed mechanically. Once they become habitual, they can be followed with minimal effort and almost no thought. These habit-forming rules provide a false sense of security, lulling the soul into a comatose condition.

 

What I search for in my children is an awakened soul that thrills to the joy of my presence! I created mankind to glorify me and enjoy me forever. I provide the joy; your part is to glorify me by living close to me.

 

始終緊密地與我同在，你就不會偏離我為你準備的道路。這是保持正確軌跡最有效的方式，也是最愉快的方式。人們在遵守宗教規定時往往會增加職責。這種做法使他們能夠給我金錢、時間和工作，卻沒有將我最渴望的東西交托給我——他們的心。規則可以機械地遵守。一旦成為習慣，它們就可以用最小的努力和幾乎沒有思考地遵循。這些養成習慣的規則給人一種虛假的安全感，將靈魂催眠成昏迷狀態。

 

我在我的兒女中尋找的是一個被喚醒的靈魂，為我的同在而興奮！我創造人類是為了榮耀我並永遠享受我。我提供喜樂；你的任務是通過與我親近來榮耀我。