August 29, 1947prev home
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7 p.m.
Jesus says:
“God’s vengeance is forgiveness.
“On the Cross I could have struck down the blameworthy with a lightning bolt. Lightning furrowed the sky, and I could have directed it against those assembling to insult Me. I could have committed other acts of vengeance, too.
“I remained God. But I was never God so much as when using forgiveness as the only form of revenge. By punishing those offending Me, I would have been a powerful man, remaining a man who, with God’s favor, can use even cosmic forces to terrify his enemies. The history of my people is full of episodes of this kind brought about by patriarchs and prophets - always by just men. But in taking revenge with forgiveness I was God - that is, a superhuman Being, so far above men that I was able to use the revenge which man does not use: forgiveness.
“And I taught it to you, my followers, for the followers of Christ, the true followers of Christ - that is, the saints - become what is called ‘children of the Most High, gods, heirs of the Kingdom of God.’ 317
“Maria, forgive. Those bringing you pain do not know what they are doing. They do no know: Forgive to be a daughter of the Most High, a mirror of Me, my sister. My peace is your balm.”
Comfort for bad behavior by relatives.
317 Psalm 82:6, Johm 10:34.